Today I know that sanity and serenity are the gifts I have received for my efforts and my faith. With practice, I am learning to trust the peace. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon […]
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I do not need to fear failure. I need, rather, the peace of mind that comes with taking the action I have been putting off. ~ Anonymous, Overeaters. For Today (Kindle Locations 1644-1645). Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.. Kindle Edition. Inertia comes naturally […]
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Smiling is first an attitude and then an action. ~ Casey, Karen. Keepers of The Wisdom Daily Meditations: Reflections From Lives Well Lived. Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. Use your senses fully. Be where you are. Look around. Just look, don’t interpret. […]
Continue reading »Who You Are
Belden Lane writes. “The person I travel with there isn’t worried about his performance. He sheds the polished persona he tries so often to project to others. Scribbling in my journal under the shade of a pin oak atop Bell […]
Continue reading »The Give and Take
We can all strive to become traders, people who have learned how to both give and receive. We each have the capacity to give what we have freely and to ask, gratefully, for what we don’t have. That is the […]
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