Don’t lunge at the gerbil. He’s already frightened, and chasing him just scares him more and makes us crazy. Detachment works. ~ Beattie, Melody. The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series (p. 346). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. It’s a […]
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Finding Our Choices
“We may never have the choices we would have if we were writing the script, but we always have choices.” . . . In All Our Affairs I’ve written novels, had one published, and another caught the eye of an […]
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If I am always reacting, then I am never free. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II (Kindle Locations 3429-3430). Al-Anon Family Groups. Kindle Edition. Accept who you are. Be who you are. Respect […]
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