Releasing what was never mine to control; Embracing what is mine to enjoy.
What Do I Need to Explain? It’s a needlepoint cushion with a seasonal but timeless message: Dear Santa, I can explain. It makes me laugh ruefully because explaining myself – excusing myself – is an old, worn-out habit. The truth
When I was drinking, I did not care for myself – so, when I finally stopped drinking, I did not understand there are better and worse ways to care for me. Hearing some in the program say, Take care of yourself sounded like a
Remember God Right smack in the middle of page 121 in The Twelve Traditions and The Twelve Steps is the reason I can get myself all in a swivet – which may lead to a dangerous place. “. . .
My 12 &12 has become a kind of prayer book. It shows me where I’ve disconnected myself from my Power source and suggests ways to return. I realized that at a recent meeting on the Second Step. No, the chapter is
Alcoholics Anonymous is just one way to quit drinking. It’s not foolproof. AA depends on what we do. Or, what we don’t do. I bet other plans do, too. I also bet, no program or plan can do for us
I got through almost the whole devotional before an “if, then” proposition stopped me. If you accepted God as your God, you would accept him as the one that is fitter to measure out your part of earthly things than
Don’t Ignore Regrets Regrets, I have more than a few! The biggest one is I really did way too much “my way.” 🙁 This is why I am glad to finally have a little perspective that comes with a lot
An Aphorism Don’t believe everything you think, an unidentified wise soul urged. But, now that I can think, understanding what I believe makes me grateful. When I was drinking, I wasn’t thinking. I was responding to cravings I could not
Once we are ready to have God remove our defects, finishing Step 6, it is commonsense to ask the power who is greater than we are to take away what we cannot remove on our own. In a real way