A slip in our behavior can be a healthy reminder of what we don’t want in our lives. ~ Julie T We can debate whether it’s a slip or a break of abstinence, whether to recommit, take a chip, or […]
Continue reading »Even for a Single Meal
The Master said, “Riches and honors are what men desire. If they cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be held. Poverty and baseness are what men dislike. If they cannot be avoided in the proper way, […]
Continue reading »The Perseverance of Stubbornness
Stubbornness is ego-driven and fear-based. Perseverance is surrender to my Higher Power and is faith-based. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 1164) The character defect of being stubborn, of doggedly blasting on, following the path I’ve chosen no matter how many […]
Continue reading »Swimming in the Pool
He made a sound of disgust. Did he believe that? Or was it just a part of the cultural pool he’d swum in since he was a kid? ~ Laura Drake, Nothing Sweeter (Sweet on a Cowboy) Sick families. Sharing […]
Continue reading »While the House Sleeps
My time. Chores done, children asleep, husband reading in bed. Nobody to see me seek comfort in cabinets, solace in sugar, oblivion in stuffing down all the hate, the fear, the resentment, the disappointments… I’m alone with my misery with […]
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