I heard her sobbing through an open window, blowing her nose. She must have stayed there close to ten minutes, her sobs dying as she began the steady chant sotto voce, I have to go, I have to go, I promised, […]
Continue reading »The Power to Destroy Me
In this way, I admit to God, to myself, and to another human being the exact nature of what’s wrong with me today. When I stop denying the truth, it loses its power to destroy me. ~ Voices of Recovery […]
Continue reading »No Reason to Worry
There’s no reason to worry about something you’re already going to do. ~ a friend’s therapist Make up your mind. Then what? Are you going to dwell on it, reassess the decision? Mull over options? Are you experiencing guilt knowing […]
Continue reading »Meaningless Activity
Tonight I am withdrawing into senseless activity. Why? What are my feelings? ANGER—I fear anger because I have used it to hurt others and myself. It is safer to hide it in some activity. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations […]
Continue reading »It’s a Habit
What is a habit? A settled, regular tendency… a practice, especially one hard to give up… A habit is the me I don’t like… well, except for the good ones, the repetition that gets easier, more natural, more comfortable, more […]
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