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soul – a meditation

  Life is a school, where you learn how to remember what your soul already knows.   My reactions when I was a child came from the soul. As I grew older, my soul began to be buried under fears, scars, and emotional abuses. I thought I lost my soul, but I was wrong. It…

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reflect – a meditation

  We can waste time searching for our own reflection in others, or we can focus on reflecting what we love in others.   So much of my life has been spent watching or experiencing one abusive situation after another and seeing how my loved ones sweep it under the rug and pretend it’s OK….

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freedom – a meditation

  Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. Roald Dahl This quote doesn’t resonate with me – that’s what I think is so great about it. When I joined the program of recovery that I am in, I didn’t walk into it thinking “This is going to work and everything is going…

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Our First Meetings – Episode 26

What it was like when we first came to Al-Anon? What do we remember about our first meeting? Did it “click” right away or did it take some time? When did we realize that the program was right for us? How did that happen? Spencer, Kelli, and Swetha, along with 7 other Al-Anon members talk…

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