Outward appearances are not inward reality at all. (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 48) Actors, all, we’ve disguisedthe pain, played the role,lied until we believed the script —almost. Not quite, not completely.We bought in to others’ acts,assumed only we didn’t fit our […]
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Prayer Is Not Logical
Logic is great stuff. We liked it. We still like it. It is not by chance we were given the power to reason, to examine the evidence of our senses, and to draw conclusions. That is one of man’s magnificent […]
Continue reading »Feeling the Feelings
There is evidence of a correlation between how much one can feel and how one can heal. (Rebuilding, page 54) How long ago since I last answered the question“How do you feel about blank” with his name,his attitude? A while, but not […]
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I also enjoy debate more than I ever believed I would now that I am in recovery and don’t have my self-worth invested in the outcome. I love a good conversation more than anything, which includes emails. So when you […]
Continue reading »However Useless
However useless or destructive the old may be, it is given up with difficulty. (For Today, page 211) The old can be pretty darned destructive.Why would you cling on, chug on, hope onwhen it’s like sitting in the bottom of […]
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