I have a plum tree … and every year it blooms. … it has put out its slightly pinkish blossoms without hesitation or haste. It has made no demands on me to admire it, but it has also done nothing to avoid my attention. Having Had a Spiritual Awakening, Al-Anon There is much beauty…

  It was the spring before we moved again, a list of what we must do on the refrigerator, when my daughter and I found a turtle in the road.… … At last I put my stick away and left him to decide which direction was best. If I forced him off the road he…

  The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind. – Caroline Myss A huge part of my struggle with Steps 2 and 3 has been in the conflict between my heart, or soul, and my mind. In my heart, I feel the love and guidance of…

hope is a function of struggle. … hope is not an emotion, but hope is a cognitive, behavioral process that we learn when we experience adversity, when we have relationships that are trustworthy, when people have faith in our ability to get out of a jam.