We cannot disclose anything to our wives or our parents which will hurt them and make them unhappy. We have no right to save our own skins at their expense. ~ AA World Services Inc. Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition, page 74. […]
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Forgiveness isn’t about the person or people being forgiven—it’s a gift you give yourself that allows your heart to stop being contracted. When you forgive, you release the toxic resentment and anger you’re holding in your heart, finally freeing yourself […]
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There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. ~ Aristotle Courage. Audacity. Fortitude. Spunk. It boils down to bravery, to risking, to spunk, to temerity. We can all avoid criticism but if we try, […]
Continue reading »Battles that Count
The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself — the invisible battles inside all of us — that’s where it’s at. ~ Jesse Owens The harder achievement is the days, weeks, months, years of […]
Continue reading »The Proper Use of the Will
But now it appears that there are certain things which only the individual can do. All by himself, and in the light of his own circumstances, he needs to develop the quality of willingness. When he acquires willingness, he is […]
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