Trying Something New Describes CHANGE
From the Apostle Paul, A Plan When Paul wrote, “What I should do, I don’t, and what I shouldn’t, I do” he summed up one reason why life trips me up. (Romans 7) Not as funny as my favorite Christmas
Change Means Exchanging Weapons for Tools
The miracle in both AA and Al-Anon is overcoming what we thought could never change – first in ourselves, and then in others. And I mean miracle in every sense of the word. I came into the Al-Anon program so
Remembering a Few Principles, Prayers and Promises
Remembering a few of AA’s principles, prayers and the promises, I can live this day, accepting all the things I cannot change, and changing what I can. One of the Principles One of the foundational principles of AA, our
Everybody’s Got a Secret to Change
Everybody’s got a secret to how to make lasting change. Here a few of mine: Stop looking in the rearview mirror. Yep, I did dumb and dangerous things; hurting myself and others. Owning that and being willing to make amends
Making SOBER less Shameful
I heard it in a meeting: I may look like a grandma, but I didn’t party like a grandma – in fact I partied with YOUR grandma, and I sure hope she made it into recovery. Everybody laughed because newcomers
Making Amends and Personal Pronouns
Making Amends and Reordering Pronouns Who knew reordering personal pronouns could help me make amends? Reordering the pronouns in the opening sentence of my amends might make a world of difference in healing and restoring what I broke. One of the
I Won’t Change Without Prayer
Living sober has meant my depending on prayer. But, I am not great at prayer. How and what and when to prayer is personal. So, while I have no original thoughts here, others do. AA suggests developing a consistent prayer life:
January 1 and Its Miracles, Changes and Choices
The freshness of January 1 delights me — no matter if the weather is drippy, gray and bone chilling – which is our forecast. Because I know that shortly life will be back to the same-old-same-old, the meditation from The
Managing Change and My Expectations
Well, as this year is ending, I can attest: the more things change, the more they stay the same. One thing that hasn’t changed, though, and will never change, no matter how crazy fast life changes around me. It is