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We are healed of our suffering only to be experiencing it in full.ย  —Marcel Proust— As we must never forget our past. We need to remember the power that our illness has over us. Why? So we can remember how our recovery began. And that we can remember weโ€™re not cured, we can tell our […]

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Pretty Purple Flowers

All of the fantasies in your life will never match those I once tried to attain. Now older, itโ€™s more important reaching the more realistic goals, and having them come true. โ€”Deidra Sarault— Simply knowing that we are important creatures of the universe offers too little security for most of us. We do have a […]

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๐Ÿ’ย Hello and Good morning , You beautiful Ray of Light in this wonderful world โ—… ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒŽ…What a FANTASTIC day to practice having no expectations, no worries, letting the fear fall from USโ—…๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ชโœจ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ…Easier said than done, that’s why it is called “PRACTICEโ—”…๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’–… But on the occasions we do get it right…๐Ÿ˜‡ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’ƒ =๐Ÿ‘ผ… We get too […]

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To love others, we must first learn to love ourselves. —-Anonymous— Sometimes we think our life would be fine if that dream person showed up. But loving someone isnโ€™t easy. Our bad habits cause problems. We have to change. Sometimes we arenโ€™t ready to have a special person. We have to have a group of […]

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Tightly Bunched Bouquet Of Fall Flowers

I no longer waste money, but try to put it to good use. Like all of us, when I was drunk, I threw money around “like a drunken sailor.” It gave me a feeling of importance–a millionaire for a day. But the morning after, with an empty wallet and perhaps some undecipherable checks to boot, […]

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Butterfly On A Pink Flower

A CLASSIC PRAYER Lord, make me a channel for thy peace – that where there is hatred, I may bring love – that where there is wrong. I may bring the spirit of forgiveness – that where there is discord, I may bring harmony – that where there is error, I may bring truth – […]

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Life is a battle in which we fall from wounds we receive in running away. —William L. Sullivan— Our experience in this life is a composite of many lessons—lessons which will ease our personal growth and offer us the opportunities necessary to encourage our unique contributions. Clearly, not all lessons are easy or pleasurable when […]

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Pretty Purple Flowers

. . . as awareness increases, the need for personal secrecy almost proportionately decreases. —Charlotte Painter— We hang onto secrets when we’re unsure of ourselves and the role we’re asked to play—secrets about our inner thoughts, our dreams and aspirations, our feared inadequacies. Because we strive for perfection, assume it’s achievable, and settle for no […]

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๐ŸŒˆRISE and SHINE, Beautiful, Radiant, Resiliently Wonderful Part of This Fantastic worldโ—…๐Ÿ’ƒ๐ŸŒ…We can sometimes get up and our minds start writing OUR script for the dayโ—…๐Ÿ“–โœ๐Ÿ˜ฑ … The fears and worries of every tomorrow start to Creep into our every thought and We Become the PLAY WRITER for every POSSIBLE OUTCOMEโ—โ—…๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿ‘ฟ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿคค๐Ÿค•๐Ÿค๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿค—…Just cause We think it, […]

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Death, when it approaches, ought not take one by surprise. It should be a part of the full expectancy of life. —Muriel Spark— The process of living includes many dimensions. We can joyfully anticipate high periods and we must expect pain. We won’t escape sorrow over the wrongs we’ve committed nor grief for the departure […]