“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.” Victor Hugo This quote reminds me to focus on doing the next right thing. I often worry about what is going on –…

  Compassion and understanding on my part can have the power to heal… One Day at a Time in Alanon, p. 24 In my life, a lot of situations have occurred that I have still not been able to fully come to terms with, as yet. I felt my boundaries had been so deeply violated…

  We should have much peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others. –Thomas à Kempis Recently, I found myself disapproving of the way a loved one was responding to a certain situation. I thought it was inappropriate and incorrect. Eventually, I came to realize how much I was…

  Too many people undervalue what they are, and overvalue what they are not. – Malcolm S. Forbes Recently, I have been challenged by God to see people as God sees them. That is, to see them as human beings, worthy of love and respect, just as they are, rather than as I would wish…

  Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt, crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” -Ralph Waldo…