Sometimes, blame is just an excuse to keep busy so that I don’t have to feel the discomfort of my powerlessness. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II. Al-Anon Family Groups. Kindle Edition. When […]
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Responsibility
Remember that responsibility means “the ability to respond.” When we’re responsible we don’t necessarily fix or take care of things, we respond appropriately. ~ Covington, Stephanie S. A Woman’s Way through the Twelve Steps (p. 154). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. Who […]
Continue reading »Like a Crowbar
The Twelve Steps worked like a crowbar, prying into my dishonesty and fear. I didn’t like the things I learned about myself, but I didn’t want to go back where I had come from. I found out that there was […]
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Peace is always our gift when we simply stop. Breathe. And then breathe again. Sitting in this tiny moment of peace, content, alive in the knowingness that all is and always has been fine, just as is, pleases me. I […]
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When I stopped trying to analyze and explain everything and started living the principles, actually using them in my everyday situations, the Al-Anon program suddenly made sense—and I started to change. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a […]
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