Affirm Yourself…
Melody Beattie writes: Who or what do you want to become? A good parent? A sober, recovering person? A good girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse? Do you want to become happy, peaceful, tolerant? Don’t… Read More
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Are You Making Someone Else Your Higher Power?
Mastin Kipp writes: A definition of interdependence is: “a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities.” The key word here is: “reciprocal”. Interdependence can be thought of as a relationship where each party gives and… Read More
On being connected…
LOL. ‘Make me one with everything’… What did the Buddhist monk say to the hot-dog vendor? Can you make me one with everything? I was buckling my seat belt in the little Cessna… Read More
One Day at a Time
“One day at a time–this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet… Read More
Flee, pursue and lean
“Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” http://bible.us/2Tim2.22.NIV I find in this verse a… Read More
Discovering intimacy
Intimacy is that warm gift of feeling connected to others and enjoying our connection to them. As we grow in recovery, we find that gift in many, sometimes surprising, places. We may discover… Read More
Fake Love, Fake War: Why So Many Men Are Addicted to Internet Porn and Video Games
You know the guy I’m talking about. He spends hours into the night playing video games and surfing for pornography. He fears he’s a loser. And he has no idea just how much… Read More
Expectations and being ‘right’
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the word ‘right’ in my life. In my professional life, I am a thought leader in the internet marketing space. I have strong opinions about… Read More
Loving Ourselves Unconditionally
More Melody Beattie: “Love yourself into health and a good life of your own. Love yourself into relationships that work for you and the other person. Love yourself into peace, happiness, joy, success,… Read More
How to Control Your Emotions in Any Situation
“If you’ve ever blown your top, flown off the handle, lost it or stewed about anything, you know how you felt afterward. No matter who was at fault, no matter the outcome, you… Read More
Getting Needs Met
“I want to change careers . . . I need a friend . . . I’m ready to be in a relationship . . . Regularly, we become aware of new needs. We… Read More
Fight Fair!
“A constructive complaint looks like this: You calmly ask him not to leave his things flung around the house, not because he’s a big slob (although that may be so) but because neatness… Read More
It’s all about you…
via Today’s Quotes: Your Choice, Is This A Miracle Or Not?.
O Mother, Great Is Thy Power
Charles Spurgeon, The Sword and Trowel September, 1873: The devil never reckons a man to be lost so long as he has a good mother alive. O woman, great is thy power! Design… Read More
One day at a time…
“It’s easy to look at all the tasks and unsolved problems and feel so pressured that we get paralyzed and don’t get anything done. It takes discipline to gather in our scattered forces… Read More
ASK For What You Want!
“Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers. There are usually four or five “no’s” before you get a “yes.”” Jack Canfield… Read More
…on Taking One Day at a Time
More Melody Beattie… “My best friend was going through some tough situations in her life. I was in the midst of a hard stretch too. We didn’t particularly like the things we had… Read More
…on blessing your enemies
“Action: Ask God to bless your enemies, people you’re envious of people you’re angry with, people you’re concerned about, people you love. Use their names when you say the blessing. Ask God to… Read More
