We see things not as they are, but as we are. – H.M. Tomlinson I have learned in recovery that if I am bothered by something, the responsibility of that feeling falls on me. I process the world from my own tiny corner of the universe from which the view is quite skewed. I…

  “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa Sometimes, when I am caught up in fear or frustration, I am usually focused on my own problems and my own perspective. I need to remember that I am not alone. I do not…

  Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James Before recovery, I never stopped to realize that the world exists separate from me. I went around behaving as though the universe existed because I made it so rather than the other way around. Because of this, I…

  When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. –Lao Tzu In becoming active in my own recovery, I have found that I regularly feel resistance to letting go of my old habits though I realize that they are no longer working for me. I feel fear that if…

  Let it begin with me.   When I find myself in a frustrating or upsetting situation, I realize that it is me who is getting upset. Instead of trying to fix those around me, I try to look at my own attitudes and behavior. I let the change begin with me. A meditation for…