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If I had to describe something as divine it would be what happens between people when they really get it together. There is a kind of spark that makes it all worthwhile. When you feel that spark, you get a good feeling deep in your gut. —June L. Tapp— How lucky we are, that we […]
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Success can only be measured in terms of distance traveled. —Mavis Gallant— We are forever moving from one experience to another, one challenge to another, and one relationship to another. Our ability to handle confidently all encounters is a gift of the program, and one that accompanies us throughout every day, providing we humbly express […]
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Tears are like rain. They loosen up our soil so we can grow in different directions. —Virginia Casey— Full self-expression softens our being, while self-reservation makes us brittle. Our wholeness is enhanced each time we openly acknowledge our feelings and share our many secrets. The tears that often accompany self-disclosure, self-assessment, or the frustration of […]
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I like my friend for what is in her heart, not for the way she does things. —Sandra K. Lamberson— We find good in situations, experiences and people when we look for it. Generally we find just what we expect to find. The power attaching to our attitudes is awesome. Often it is immobilizing; too […]
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. —Helen Keller— The next 24 hours are guaranteed to excite us, to lift us to new levels of understanding, to move us into situations with others where we can offer our unique contributions. All that is asked of us is a willingness to trust that we will […]
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There are sounds to seasons. There are sounds to places, and there are sounds to every time in one’s life. ––Alison Wyrley Birch— Life is rich and full. Your life. My life. Even when the day feels flat or hollow, there’s a richness to it that escapes our attention. We see only what we choose […]
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Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you’re going to do about it. —Kathleen Casey Theisen— Recovery offers us courage to make choices about the events of our lives. Passive compliance with whatever is occurring need no longer dominate our pattern of behavior. Powerlessly watching our […]
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A woman who has no way of expressing herself and of realizing herself as a full human has nothing else to turn to but the owning of material things. —Enriqueta Longeaux Vasquez— Each of us struggling with these Twelve Steps is finding self-expression and self-definition. Introspection, coupled with self-revelation through sharing with others, affords us […]
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In soloing–as in other activities–it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it. —Amelia Earhart— Procrastination plagues us all, at one time or another. But any activity that is worthy of our effort should be tackled by bits and pieces, one day at a time. We are too easily overwhelmed when […]
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There were many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream–whatever that dream might be. —Pearl S. Buck— No new door is opened without the inner urge for growth. Dreams guide us, encourage us, stretch us to new heights–and […]