It is not selfish to live the life you want to live, it is selfish to tell others to live the life you want them to live. – Oscar Wilde I am often afraid to live my own life. I am afraid of the consequences. I am afraid I will be shown to…
Read MoreEveryone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something. It is so easy for me to forget that the people around me are real. I can easily behave in a manner that is so self-centered that I can only focus on my pain and my suffering. Without effort, sometimes, it…
Read MoreWhen you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. Dalai Lama Before working (and practicing) the 12 Steps, playing the victim was my default method of existence. It permeated my every state of being. The way I talked, the way I acted, even the way I thought – all of…
Read MoreOur 12th Tradition says “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions…” Why is anonymity important? What does it mean to be anonymous? Does it mean that we actively hide our identity? Is it about only sharing our first name (and initial?) Or is there something deeper here? What can we share about ourselves?…
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I did it selfishly because I didn’t want to live in pain, anymore. It’s funny, when you do something from a place of truth…it works out where it is the right thing for a lot of other people as well. Ellen DeGeneres It is interesting what I feel is selfish and what I feel…
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