I heard how the Inner Child or True Self is the way that we connect with our Higher Power, so I wrote out some questions for my Inner Child. I said: “Do you believe in a Higher Power?” He wrote […]
Continue reading »Be an Agent for God
You are the agent of God at the place where you find yourself. You have reason, intuition, free will, and self-determination; and you can be a good and efficient agent, a poor agent, or a positive detriment, according to the […]
Continue reading »First Thought Wrong
“First thought Wrong” was a phrase I heard early and often in early recovery. Addicts and alcoholics tend to speak impulsively and act compulsively. Mark [Lundholm] says “Recovery has taught me that first thought wrong properly filtered becomes next right thing” Recovery […]
Continue reading »Compassion
Being pitied makes us feel not only insignificant and powerless but also subtly shamed. While it’s natural to want understanding and emotional support from other people, we need to see how clearly different these feelings are from pity. ~ Casey, Karen. […]
Continue reading »This Too Shall Pass
This too shall pass — like all the other kidney stones. ~ Miranda O I’ve never had kidney stones but vividly remember being alone in a hotel room in December, 1988, surrounded by people who through the years would be […]
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