Emotions make up Christmas, some wonderful, some lousy, some cherished, some the stuff nightmares are made of. It’s a time of vulnerability, of triggers, of being around behavior that made you who you are, of people who can take you […]
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Twenty-nine hundred twenty-two days… Eight years since that day. A sweet-roll, a cappuccino, A muttered comment to God, “This is stupid,” and I had finished. Given up. Surrendered. Abandoned the idea I might have willpower sufficient to overcome my compulsion […]
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When I stopped living in the problem and began living in the answer, the problem went away. ~ “Acceptance Was the Answer” story in Alcoholics Anonymous The problem. For some, alcohol. For others drugs, shopping, sex, gambling, pills, tobacco. Food for […]
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Because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Gratitude. The quality of being thankful. So what does quality mean? The standard of something as measured against other things of a […]
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Take away fear, resentment, guilt. Remove self-control willfulness, pride. Slough off hate, gossip, prejudice, jealousy, sloth, hubris. Become ready to have them all removed and find life, soul, hope and love expanded exponentially in the taking.
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