I came to the fourth step mad at the world, angry at everybody and everything. I listed those people who’d wronged me, snubbed me, peeved me. I scribbled what they’d done, irked to be told to keep it short. I […]
Continue reading »To Serve Humbly
To serve humbly, you have to be able to see. ~ Ross Whiteaker I know what you need. I’ll do it. Who cares what you say? I know you decline from fear, from low self-esteem, from ignorance. I’ll do the grand […]
Continue reading »How Do You Feel?
How do you feel about the matter? What do you think about that? My counselor sat, looking at me, while I really wanted her to hypnotize me, to help me lose the blasted weight. What did it matter what I […]
Continue reading »Revealed
It’s a myth, you know, the putative Big Book quote, “More will be revealed.” Yet myth or not, the truth is manifest. How often do you sit in the rooms and hear what you need to hear, the exact resolution […]
Continue reading »Detachment
Detachment is not isolation, nor should it remain focused on not enabling the sick behavior of the past. Detachment is not a wall; it is a bridge across which the Al-Anon may begin a new approach to life and relationships […]
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