Some relationships trigger healing in us—healing from issues of the past or an issue we’re facing today. Sometimes we find ourselves learning the most important lessons from the people we least expect to help us. Relationships may teach us about […]
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Five Minutes
Today I will take five minutes to think about how I can help my recovery by trusting myself and other people. ~ Anonymous. Today I Will Do One Thing: Daily Readings For Awareness and Hope (Hazelden Meditations) (Kindle Locations 2349-2350). […]
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It is a waste to pretend to be something I am not, because I am missing out on the rewards of this program. To start walking the way I talk, I need only the willingness to ask for help. — […]
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I used to feel my fear as a black warm hole. — L.B.B. Feeling fear as a warm black hole… It had its benefits. It’s warm which is good unless the warmth is affect to a blistering day. It’s dark, […]
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We’re not a family legally. We have mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, spouses, children, cousins and such. A family of origin, a nuclear family, am extended family…they’re important but sometimes issues there have caused pain…through abuse, bad habits, pressure to conform […]
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