I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards. I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my […]
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The Next Right Thing
You get up late, hurry to fix breakfast, remember too late you were going to meditate and plan the day before getting up. Relax, you’re okay. Do it now. You go to work, visit with Sue, giggle at her gossip. […]
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Serenity is not freedom from the storm but peace amid the storm. ~ Dr. Adrian Rogers Life throws challenges in our path, but would you really want life without them? Be honest. Does floating on clouds playing a harp year […]
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I told a friend who asked what she could do for me, “My boys are home and they do more for us than needs doing.” Ìt occurred to me our Higher Power does the same, Jesus told his disciples, “Consider […]
Continue reading »Trying to Be Good
Knowing that I could become the person I pretended to be filled me with peace. I no longer have to try to be “good.” God does it for me. ~ Voices of Recovery, page 175 Doesn’t everyone pretend to be? Maybe […]
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