I had a plan, an excellent idea, to repair my life, to become for once all I had ever hoped to be. I had a plan and tried for years… for decades… but I could not repair the wreck I made […]
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I’ll Grant You That
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. God, give me, allow me, transfer to me as my right, award me, permit me, […]
Continue reading »Deference
Humble, according to the dictionary, is “the state of reflecting, expressing, or offering in a spirit of deference.” ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 2088-2089) So, what does deference mean? Respect, submission, surrender, accession. “To have respect for ourselves guides […]
Continue reading »The God Box
The burden of the world bends you, breaks you, leaves you looking at dirt… sometimes with it in your mouth. That burden, insurmountable, but transferrable. Simple. Commit the concern to writing. Designate a container your God Box. Insert the writing […]
Continue reading »An Empty Trunk
I look at my trunk where I used to have a lot of junk – and it’s empty! ~ Renee GaskinI k Trunks of junk, drawers of junk, boxes of junk, piles of junk, clutter and litter and heaps, muddles and […]
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