Overcome not by force, overcome by surrender. The battle is fought, and won, inside ourselves. ~ Beattie, Melody. The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series (p. 169). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. The war is fought and won inside us. We […]
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Love Freely Given
If I give love only to get a response on my terms, my love is canceled out by my motives. ~ Anonymous. A Day at a Time: Daily Reflections for Recovering People (Hazelden Meditations) (Kindle Locations 1467-1468). Hazelden Publishing. Love is […]
Continue reading »Don’t Resent
Don’t Resent. If wrong has been done, the Great Law will surely take care of it. Rise up in consciousness and set both yourself and the delinquent free. Forgiveness is the strongest medicine. ~ Fox, Emmet. Find and Use Your Inner […]
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Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. ~ Baruch Spinoza Peace for an individual is not an absence of war or animosity, feuding, enmity. Instead it […]
Continue reading »To My Regret
Dear Regret— Yes, I call you “dear” as well as “regret” understanding the innate conflict. You ranked high on my resentments for that Fourth Step I did in 2008. The problem was you weren’t a regret then…except my regret I […]
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