Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict. ~ Proverbs 17:1 NLT The quality, artfulness, appearance of the food on the table may be plain, in-artful, simple, but placed there with love in the […]
Continue reading »Dare to Leap
Leap, and the net will appear. ~ John Burroughs I ventured out of ordinary surroundings and found myself protected, given a hand, worried over, loved, by all around me, those I’ve known well for many years and complete strangers. My […]
Continue reading »Giving Away the Treasure
Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. Father feels he has struck something better than gold. For a time he may try to hug the new treasure to himself. He may not see at once […]
Continue reading »I Can’t
We surrender our lives to God and ask Him for help. When He knows that we’re ready, He gives us by His grace the free gift of sobriety. And we can’t take any credit for having stopped drinking, because we […]
Continue reading »The Power of Denial
…”never underestimate the power of denial.” It can indeed obscure the obvious. ~ Kenneth Wapnick, Absence from Felicity : The Story of Helen Schucman and Her Scribing of A Course in Miracles Never understate the power of denial? Because it can […]
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