Dear Higher Power: I want to thank you for spreading calm over my confusion, for making the jangled chords of my human relationships harmonize again, for putting together the shattered pieces of my Humpty Dumpty self, for giving me as […]
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Remember Tradition Ten!!
10. Overeaters Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the OA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. I guess you’ve noticed we don’t agree on politics, federal, state or local, and cannot discuss the subject. Possessing guns […]
Continue reading »Borrowing Trouble
I can only borrow trouble at high interest rates. ~ Anonymous. A Day at a Time: Daily Reflections for Recovering People (Hazelden Meditations) (Kindle Locations 559-560) The young among us may not remember the recent history of interest rates. Over […]
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View everything that comes your way—the good as well as the challenging—with acceptance of whatever you are given. ~ Dean, Amy E. Morning Light: A Book of Meditations to Begin Your Day (Kindle Locations 268-269). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. “Thank you.” […]
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It is reasonable to have certain and well-defined expectations of our spouse, children, and friends. ~ Melody Beattie. The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series (p. 366) It’s axiomatic in recovery, “What you do is none of my business.” Can […]
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