wisdom collected on the journey, with love from Lea
I was talking to a friend one evening and she shared how she dealt with her resentments. I remember going home happy because I didn’t think I had a resentment problem. I was wrong. That night my … Continue reading “Cleaning My Hard Drive: An Exercise in Working The Steps” →
In a candlelit room, peering into a crystal ball, a fortune teller delivered devastating news to a woman who had come seeking answers about her alcoholic husband. “There’s no easy way to tell you this, so I’ll just be blunt,” … Continue reading “Crystal Ball” →
Denial is the shock-absorber of the soul. — Heard in a meeting
a saying used in places where people depend on camels for transportation: “Trust in God and tie your camel to a tree.”
Dear HP, it’s your shift. See you in the morning.
Forgive yourself for not knowing better at the time. Forgive yourself for giving away your power. Forgive yourself for past behaviors. Forgive yourself for the survival patterns and traits you picked up while enduring trauma. Forgive yourself for being who … Continue reading “Forgive Yourself” →
My goal is to build a life I don’t need a vacation from.
In forgiving, we change from being the victim in our story to being the hero.
I have character defects and I am not afraid to use them.
One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high tide. As he walked he came upon a young boy who was eagerly throwing the … Continue reading “The Starfish Story” →
Enabling is unhealthy. Generosity is healthy. Recognizing the difference is recovery.
Sometimes, I am asked why I still go to “those meetings.” Yes, I have been in Al-Anon for a very long time, but my reply is simple. I came to Al-Anon because of alcoholism, but I stayed because of my … Continue reading “Why Do I Still Go To Those Meetings?” →
Forgiveness is releasing someone from a debt they can never repay. — Anon I found this quote on the internet a few years ago. It really helped me. I do not remember the source. If anyone knows, I would love … Continue reading “Release” →
I love when people that have been through hell walk out of the flames carrying buckets of water for those still consumed by the fire.Stephanie Sparkles
Meditation is the quiet and sustained application of the mind to the contemplation of a spiritual truth. Its purpose is to deflect our minds from the problems we are experiencing, to raise our thoughts above the grievances and discontents that color … Continue reading “What is meditation?” →
When I first came to Al-Anon, I had little faith. Very slowly, I came to a spiritual awakening and accepted nature as my Higher Power. I believe every person I meet-in every situation-has a lesson for me. More often than … Continue reading “The Spiritual Lesson I Learned From A Skunk” →
Today I’m not going to use ‘magical thinking’ to solve problems. I don’t live in the world of ‘if only’ and ‘what if’. I live in the reality God chooses to reveal to me one day at a time. — … Continue reading “Miracles, not magic” →
The 12-step chocoholics program Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate!
Alone Maya Angelou, 1928 – 2014 Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody, But … Continue reading “Nobody, but nobody, can make it out here alone” →