And the only kind of love that they really have for other people is utilitarian love. You know, they just love people that they can use. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Love is not love if it’s all about you, […]
Continue reading »I Retain the Right
I retain the right to have problems, to cry, to make mistakes, to not know all the answers. I still have and use a sponsor. I continue to give service to Al-Anon, but I don’t have to be in charge. […]
Continue reading »Trust the Peace
Yes, you’ve grown accustomed to chaos, expect arguments and tension in all relationships, feel enmity. Your resentments rage, conversations occur in cursing yells. Life in your dictionary is disagreement. Then a few meetings, some reading, following twelve simple steps… and […]
Continue reading »Good and Bad
I learned the word thorough from recovery and it’s turning out to be an asset and a limitation. ~ Jhe T. The good news is fill-in-the-blank and the bad news the same. Our character traits can be strengths but they’re […]
Continue reading »Too Damn Busy for Hatred
I can plot, scheme, conspire, connive… I can hate, loathe, envy, covet, crave. I can wallow in hatred and jealousy, enmity, aversion, resentment. But that takes all the time there is, a powerful vacuum sucking all in, holding it tightly, […]
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