“Anyone can listen. All you have to do is stop talking. But to be a good listener, you have to stop talking and be interested. Genuine curiosity is the precursor to understanding, and a good listener helps the other person feel understood.”~ […]
Continue reading »Dark Night of the Soul
What can’t we see if we’re so afraid of shadows that we sleep with all the lights on? Insights about the true source of our life come from willingly encountering the dark night of the soul. “Noche oscura del alma” […]
Continue reading »What Is Faith?
What is faith? The dictionary says “complete trust or confidence in someone or something.” The Bible says “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” The Second Step says, “came to believe a […]
Continue reading »We Are Equal to Other People
Coming to believe that we are equal to the people who share our lives each day and to the other men and women we meet by happenstance—this is an important gift of the Twelve Step program. Most of us, however, […]
Continue reading »A GI’s Gift
Olive drab is basic pain, endless hikes in drizzling rain. Blue is Christmas TDY, raucous joy so I won’t cry. Red courage stains on desert sands, youth drained out in cruel lands, white-knuckled fear, all fossilize this PFC with gaping […]
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