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Accustomed as we are to change, or unaccustomed, we think of a change of heart, of clothes, of life, with some uncertainty. —Josephine Miles— Being used to a situation, even a painful one, carries with it a level of comfort. Moving away from the pain, changing the situation, be it job, home, or marriage, takes […]
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Love between two people is such a precious thing. It is not a possession. I no longer need to possess to complete myself. True love becomes my freedom. —Angela L. Wozniak… Self-doubt fosters possessiveness. When we lack confidence in our own capabilities, when we fear we don’t measure up as women, mothers, lovers, employees, we […]
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. . . suffering . . . no matter how multiplied . . . is always individual. —Anne Morrow Lindbergh— Knowing that others have survived experiences equally devastating gives us hope, but it doesn’t diminish our own personal suffering. Nor should it; out of suffering comes new understanding. Suffering also encourages our appreciation of the […]
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So much to say. And so much not to say! Some things are better left unsaid. But so many unsaid things can become a burden. —Virginia Mae Axline— The occasions are many when we’d like to share a feeling, an observation, perhaps even a criticism with someone. The risk is great, however. She might be […]
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. . . pain is the root of knowledge. —Simone Weil— We don’t want pain in our lives. We dread the situations we anticipate will be painful. We probably even pray to be spared all painful experiences. But they come anyway, at times in profusion. And we not only survive the pain, we profit from […]
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Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. —Helen Keller— There is wonder in the moment, if we but look for it, let it touch us, believe in it. And with the recognition and celebration of the wonder comes the joy we […]
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She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer and cries “it shall be done–sometime, somewhere.” —Ophelia Guyon Browning— Patience is a quality that frequently eludes us. We want what we want when we want it. Fortunately, we don’t get it until the time is right, but the waiting convinces us our prayers aren’t heard. We must […]
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When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. —Eleanor Roosevelt— We need to take note, today, of all the opportunities we have to offer a helping hand to another person. We can notice too, the many times a friend, or even a stranger, reaches out to us in a helpful way. The […]
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Our own rough edges become smooth as we help a friend smooth her edges. —Sue Atchley Ebaugh— Focusing on a good point in every person we encounter today will benefit us in untold ways. It will smooth our relations with that person, inviting her to respond kindly also. It will increase our awareness of the […]
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To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward. —Margaret Fairless Barber— When we contemplate last month, last year, the period of time just before we came into this Twelve Step program, we can see many […]