When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~ Victor Frankl God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom […]
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Beware The Ides of March
The world is in turmoil. There are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus closer than 150 miles from here, yet it dominates thoughts and actions of virtually everyone. What can you do? God, grant me the serenity to accept the things […]
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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Amen. ~ The Serenity Prayer God. The Power greater than us we came to believe […]
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I will, I will accept myself With hope and fear and wonder And what I have joined together Let no man put asunder. ~ Dory Previn “Morning Star/Evening Star” The tenth chapter of Mark we know so well the words […]
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Defending ourselves by engaging in arguments with actively drinking or otherwise irrational people is as fruitless as donning armor to protect ourselves from a nuclear explosion. Only a Power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. […]
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