During my years in OA, I’ve realized that the key to my peace, not necessarily my “happiness,” lies in turning my life over to my Higher Power one day at a time. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 3466-3468). Happy is […]
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Fix It, Please
A childhood book, where parents sew on buttons, repair zippers, change a tire, repair a wagon, sew a doll’s arm on, make a new chair leg, doctor cuts or get a doctor for sick children, We learn to trust parents and […]
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You cannot bolt it, bind it, hook it, hitch it, glue it shut. You cannot anchor it to the ocean floor, attach it to a rocket, blasting it away. You cannot pin it, latch it, lose it, bury it. You […]
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God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. ~ Dwight L. Moody Look at that man, bloated by self-importance— full of himself but soul-empty. But the person in right standing before God through loyal and steady […]
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It’s the deep waves of life that teach us to be better swimmers.” ~ Karen Casey In over my head. Swimming against the current. Why should I fight the fight? I’m old, tired, impaired, at least temporarily, but my body […]
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