I earnestly advise every alcoholic to read this book through, and though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray. (Alcoholics Anonymous, The Doctor’s Opinion) Come on in. Welcome! We’re glad you’re here. Yes, I understand how that word […]
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Considering Recovery
They start by praying for serenity then talk of unmanageable lives, of surrender to a power greater than me, of no grand plans, but day by day being honest with myself and facing my fear. They say it’s not religious […]
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Is he not really a self-seeker even when try ing to be kind? (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 61) I bend over backwards for you — can’t you see I am the best thing that ever happened to you? I rewrite your manuscript […]
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If you can, try to like life. Be good humored about your mortality. (William J. Bennett) A theoretical pessimist, he says he is, recommending we exercise practical optimism. Is that doctor-of-philosophy talk for act as if? Try to like life. […]
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Inspirational quotes such as, “Leap and the net will appear,” were scribbled on Post-Its and stuck everywhere. (manuscript I’m reading for evaluation purposes.) Life, stuffed full of Post-it® notes that motivate, mystify, obfuscate, inspiration in a comment, a dictum, a […]
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