Remember that responsibility means “the ability to respond.” When we’re responsible we don’t necessarily fix or take care of things, we respond appropriately. ~ Covington, Stephanie S. A Woman’s Way through the Twelve Steps (p. 154). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. Who […]
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Service Above Self
This column seldom speaks to topics beyond the Rooms of Recovery and the fact this day is observed as Memorial Day in the United States constitutes an outside issue under Tradition Ten. Yet the concept of service so important to […]
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At the end of the meeting after we’ve talked about our shame, our failures, our defects, the leader calmly reads the admonition, “Please remember our commitment to honor each other’s anonymity. What you hear here, whom you see here, when […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »The Big Picture
…over the long run, continuance, consistency, and perseverance overcome everything else. And the small upward steps, taken every day, will end up lifting you to the heights. God has called you not only to love, but to keep loving; not […]
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