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Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures of the heart which it could never purchase. —Charles Dickens— The mysterious thing about “treasures of the heart” is that they are “countless—boundless, self-renewing, inexhaustible. When we love and are loved, trust and are trusted, this reciprocal relationship gives us […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--031526-->
Flattery is so necessary to all of us that we flatter one another just to be flattered in return. —Marjorie Bowen— We are all deserving of unconditional love and acceptance. And all the people in our lives, past and present, deserve our unconditional love and acceptance, too. However, it’s doubtful that we either feel it […]
Keep it Simple <!--031526-->
I never loved another person the way I loved myself.—Mae West This sums up how we used to live. We were in love with ourselves. We had to be on center stage. Our self-will ran riot. Recovery pulls us out of that world. We learn to focus on others. We learn to reach out to […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--031526-->
We alcoholics were on a merry-go-round, going round and round, and we couldn’t get off. That merry-go-round is a kind of hell on earth. In A.A. I got off that merry-go-round by learning to stay sober. I pray to that Higher Power every morning to help me to keep sober. And I get the strength […]
My Thought for the Day <!--031526-->
🌺Good Morning To You Beautifully Purposeful talented Woman of this Wonderful day ❗ …🌞🏋️♀️🙋 …We can wake up in many ways…🤗😏🤬😭 …However, we need not be stuck in some emotional turmoil or some uphill fight in our mind that will keep us from our well deserved good day…😩⛰🤺 …The only one who keeps us from […]
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Archie doesn’t know how to worry without getting upset. —Edith Bunker— Most us are like Edith’s television husband, Archie. When we worry, we get upset.Problems seem too big for us. We get afraid. We feel powerless. What does the program tell us to do when we feel powerless and our life is upset? We look […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--031426-->
Can I get well? If I mean: “Can I ever drink normally again,” the answer is no. But if I mean, “Can I stay sober?” the answer is definitely yes. I can get well by turning my drink problem over to a Power greater than myself, that Divine Principle in the universe which we call […]
My Thought for the Day <!--031426-->
💝Rise and Shine Beautiful, Strong and Creative Woman❗…🙋💪👸…Life is Zipping by at such a rapped pace…⏰📅…that we turn our heads and the week or month is over❓…🤦…🤷😳🤪…So before we can do it all over again, maybe we can check-in with ourselves…🤔💁…By asking ourselves,”Am I Being TRUE to Myself ❓”…”Am I saying No when I really […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--031426-->
The child is an almost universal symbol for the soul’s transformation. The child is whole, not yet divided. . .when we would heal the mind. . .we ask this child to speak to us. —Susan Griffin— Was there ever a time when we did not feel divided from ourselves? Occasionally we get a glimpse of […]
Promise of a new Day <!--031426-->
My children weary me. I can only see them as defective adults. —Evelyn Waugh— If we expect children to behave as adults, of course we will find them tiresome. If we expect water to be milk, we will be continually disappointed. But since we can control and direct our expectations why should we set ourselves […]