serenity

karma– a meditation

  “Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I used to think karma meant that people that I thought were mean to me would get what…

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grace – a meditation

    I do not at all understand the mystery of grace—only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. Anne Lamotte     What is grace? A definition that I like is “God’s undeserved favor.” Grace comes to me when I least expect it, and usually…

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sponsor – a meditation

  The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, when you are near or with them. Charles Bukowski When I came into the program for the first time, I was terrified of the idea of asking someone to be my Sponsor. I didn’t know…

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love – a meditation

  Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real. Iris Murdoch For me, there are two places from which my actions can come: 1) fear or 2) love. Until I came to the program, I always acted out of fear. And that bred resentment and suffering until I was filled…

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Compassion – Episode 33

Do you find yourself getting easily impatient with others? Do you feel judgemental towards someone no matter how hard you try to let go? Having trouble finding compassion for the alcoholics and addicts in your life? Are you having trouble finding compassion for yourself? Listen as Swetha, Kelli, and Spencer talk about their understanding of…

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