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A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 That’s what it is — belonging! After a session of meditation I knew that the feeling I was experiencing was a sense of belonging because […]
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Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger. —Nancy Friday— Anger is an emotion. Not a bad one, nor a good one; it simply exists when particular conditions in our lives are not met as we’d hoped. We can get free of our anger if […]
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I have learned to be less negative and more positive. I used to take a negative view of almost everything. Most people, in my estimation, were bluffing. There seemed to be very little good in the world, but lots of hypocrisy and shame. People could not be trusted. They would “take you ” if they […]
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STEPPING INTO THE SUNLIGHT But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 Sometimes I think I don’t have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is […]
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I was to give a child security and tenderness, but didn’t feel I received enough of it myself. —Liv Ullman— We can increase our serenity by learning to nurture ourselves. The child in us continues to need security and tenderness, even while other children in our lives may call on our reserves. We can ask […]
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On any journey, we must find out where we are before we can plan the first step. —Kathy Boevink— Our lives in all aspects are a journey toward a destination, one fitting to our purpose, our special gifts, our particular needs as women. Each day contributes to our journey, carrying us closer to our destination. […]
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He who can take advice is sometimes superior to he who can give it. —Karl von Knebel— In recovery, we learn that we don’t know everything. We had stopped listening. Most of us had been asked by family, friends, doctors, and employers to stop drinking and using other drugs. But, we didn’t listen. If we […]
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As in the physical world, so in the spiritual world, pain does not “last forever.” —Katherine Mansfield— Each of us struggles with pain and its repercussions; some of us more than others. At times pain seems unending. Sometimes we hang onto the pain in our lives, maybe because we fear even more what’s on the […]
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Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will persist in it. —Cicero— The way we face life’s challenges is what gives meaning to our lives. If we run from our mistakes, they follow us. If we stand up and work with them, we learn. Facing our mistakes teaches us wisdom and courage. […]
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I have lost much of my inferiority complex. I was always trying to escape from life. I did not want to face reality. I was full of self-pity. I was constantly sorry for myself. I tried to avoid all responsibilities. I did not feel that I would handle the responsibilities for my family or my […]