We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it is clear […]
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No Peace on Earth
And in despair I bowed my head; “There is no peace on earth,” I said; “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) Peace belongs to us. Lack of peace […]
Continue reading »To as Opposed to With
When you talk to people you get to know them more than when you’re just with them. ~ Manny Carneir0 Real talk — vocal, sure, but email, texting, postal mail… The earnest exchange of ideas, one speaks, then the other, […]
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It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. ~ John F. Kennedy When I was in the food my friends were as well… or they weren’t my friends. I didn’t want to eat […]
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At the same time my sponsor and other old-timers who had taken us under their wings loved us back to rejoin society. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 5th edition, page 443 Broken people, unable to love, refusing to accept the idea anyone […]
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