Maybe in the beginning I forgot about abstinence, forgot I had changed my way of looking at life, forgot for a moment that I was in recovery. Those times, though, are long past and I know when I’m about to take […]
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Like Seeing a Black Hole
(Based on a conversation with Jeff Johnson) A black hole, a dense mass in space so packed it lets out no light. They’re million of miles away, not something we could drop in on even if approaching without being whirled […]
Continue reading »Joyful Defect Removal
Sometimes the sign that I have actually gotten humble enough to ask my Higher Power to remove a shortcoming is that I can laugh about it. ~ Courage to Change, Page 73 Laughing at myself can do me good (why […]
Continue reading »Never Fear their Worst
When faced with other people’s destructive attitudes and behavior, I can love their best, and never fear their worst. ~ Courage to Change, page 72 Never fear the worst another can do to me? I sat in a courtroom for too […]
Continue reading »Show Time!
Today is not a dress rehearsal—I don’t get to live it over when I’m feeling more positive. ~ Lifeline Weekly, Vol. 5, No. 10 Some days I’m tired from having done so much, knees aching, the spark smothered. Sometimes energy […]
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