Twenty-nine hundred twenty-two days… Eight years since that day. A sweet-roll, a cappuccino, A muttered comment to God, “This is stupid,” and I had finished. Given up. Surrendered. Abandoned the idea I might have willpower sufficient to overcome my compulsion […]
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Getting Rid of the Problem
When I stopped living in the problem and began living in the answer, the problem went away. ~ “Acceptance Was the Answer” story in Alcoholics Anonymous The problem. For some, alcohol. For others drugs, shopping, sex, gambling, pills, tobacco. Food for […]
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Because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Gratitude. The quality of being thankful. So what does quality mean? The standard of something as measured against other things of a […]
Continue reading »The Soul Grows by Subtraction
Take away fear, resentment, guilt. Remove self-control willfulness, pride. Slough off hate, gossip, prejudice, jealousy, sloth, hubris. Become ready to have them all removed and find life, soul, hope and love expanded exponentially in the taking.
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Birthing is a process inevitable for a new life, necessary, though sometimes surgery is involved, sometimes just hard work. But the difficulty, the tough time, is obligatory to reach the result. And no matter how many women swear there will be […]
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