When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened up for us. –Helen Keller Recently, I noticed that when a change happens in my life (or doesn’t happen the way I want it to),…

  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…

    … we cease to give, we cease to have. Such is the law of love.     The essence of our program is in giving of ourselves to each other. Step 12 states that we “tried to carry this message to others”. My experience is that when I am carrying the message, I…

      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…