In Al-Anon I discovered that I don’t have to react just because I have been provoked, and I don’t have to take harsh words to heart. I can remember that they are coming from someone who may be in pain, […]
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Cherish the Awful
Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have—the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ~ World Service, Alcoholics Anonymous. The Big […]
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Father, my will is Yours. And I am safe, untroubled and serene, in endless joy, because it is Your Will that it be so. ~ Schucman, Dr. Helen. A Course in Miracles. Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition. There is an […]
Continue reading »What’s the Matter Here?
We feel a man is unthinking when he says that sobriety is enough. He is like the farmer who came up out of his cyclone cellar to find his home ruined. To his wife, he remarked, “Don’t see anything the […]
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My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents, and I lay them both at His feet. ~ Mahatma Gandhi How can a failure be a blessing? Why would you consider anything […]
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