I’m a private person, have always been. There’s no way I’d tell my deepest, darkest secrets. But I told my sponsor and she said it was my story but when I was asked to be the speaker at a meeting […]
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A Loftier Ambition
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. ~ Henry Van Dyke Ambition from the world’s standpoint is to make more money than you […]
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Whatever you have received from God, you must give to others. If you’ve been loved, you must love. And if you’ve been loved without having deserved that love, then you must love those who don’t deserve your love. If you’ve […]
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I had to begin to put away the “lookin’ good” facade in order to share my feelings at meetings. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II (Kindle Location 4276). Al-Anon Family Groups. Why […]
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It’s easier to make any new, positive behavior or way of thinking habitual when you surround yourself with role models who do likewise. But even when we sit among the naysayers, we don’t have to give our minds to the […]
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