The tenth step begins with the word “continued,” our first clue that perseverance is about to become a key aspect of our recovery program. ~ The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Kindle Locations 963-964). Daddy always said, “There’s […]
Continue reading »Willing. Not Wanting To.
We need to remember, however, that we can be willing to do something we don’t want to do. ~ The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Kindle Locations 872-873). Willing to make amends, to admit my fault, to make […]
Continue reading »The Lord’s Prayer Incarnate
We’re the Lord’s Prayer incarnate. We have certainly trespassed against each other. ~ Pete Townshend about Roger Daltrey Offensive. Blasphemous. Sacrilege. Won’t God be offended? Don’t we wear our offenses, our trespasses, around our necks, a fetter to our past, to our sins? […]
Continue reading »The Joy of Jumping In
I have experienced the joy of jumping in without self-consciousness and rising to my own and others’ expectations. ~ For Today (Kindle Location 2703) Standing on the sidelines is safe, protected, unobtrusive… disappointing. Jumping in is fearsome, intimidating, terrifying, unnerving… exhilarating. […]
Continue reading »Easy!
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to […]
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