Today I can accept myself for what I am because I know that whatever happens, I have a Higher Power and a group of people who will love me anyway. — … In All Our Affairs   It was in the rooms of Al-Anon that I first experienced the unconditional love of…

  We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 2 Step 2 was a stumbling block for me, until someone pointed out that “a power greater than myself” did not have to mean “God” as our culture understands “Him”. What was becoming clear to me, was that…

    Be thankful for the bad things in life, for they opened your eyes to the good things you weren’t paying attention to before. – Unknown     As I said recently, in our podcast episode on Letting Go, I can easily get sucked into focusing on one thing that is bad in my…

  Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. Voltaire Coming to my first meeting was an act of faith. I had no idea how it could help, but everything else I had tried was not working. I felt better at the end of the meeting. I did not…

  Very little grows on jagged rock. Be ground, be crumbled. Wildflowers will come up where you are. ~ Rumi A meditation for December 8, 2012