Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise & haste & remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all...
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Edith and I try not to take ourselves too seriously. We laugh a lot at ourselves. - HARRY BARTHOLOMEW We'd all benefit if we followed Harry's suggestion. What...
Go with the flow. Let go of fear and your need to control. Relinquish anxiety. Let it slip away, as you dive into the river of the present moment, the river of...
Information is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. - Samuel Johnson Knowledge is power. The more...
When I am lonely, I try to think of angels. -Betty MacDonald We need comfort when we feel lonely Loneliness is often coupled with fear. We wonder, Can I handle...
I wrote this poem not long after I got into therapy and started a 12-step program for my addictions and codependent issues. This was written at a time when I...
Reflection for the Day Prayer can have many rewards. One of the greatest rewards is the sense of belonging it brings to me. No longer do I live as a stranger...
Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers. -Susan Marcotte Some of us have temper tantrums. Like black clouds, we...
Wise words from an AA who counsels with families of alcoholics: "Yes, the alcoholic can be forced to get sober." The spouse: "But I've tried everything. He...
Positive habits To bring your thoughts to life, put them into words. To bring your words to life, put them into action. To bring your actions to life, make...
Aging is not easy, but what's our alternative? - HELEN CASEY The kind of attitude we developed over our lives determined how we saw every detail of each...
He'd begun to wake up in the morning with something besides dread in his heart. Not happiness exactly, not eagerness for the new day, but a kind of urge to be...
If unmanageability strikes again, it's time to review Step One. Many of us take Step One again and again. That does not mean the program is failing for us. It...
I am Free to love, to laugh, to cry or to play. I surrender to ecstasy today. I release the tight restraints on playing, loving, laughing and crying. I feel a...
Today's thought is: God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the...
When we really understand the fact of separate realities, we will stop spending so much time and energy trying to change the reality of others. -Jane...
Life begins as a quest of the child for the man and ends as a journey by the man to rediscover the child. ~ Laurens van der Post I remember my quest as a child...
I feel we have picked each other from the crowd as fellow-travelers, for neither of us is to the other's personality the end-all and the be-all. --Joanna Field...
To give and to receive are one in truth. -A Course in Miracles Giving our love away, honoring someone in need by giving our full attention, will usually bring...
Reflection for the Day If I believe that it's hopeless to expect any improvement in my life, I'm doubting the power of God. If I believe I have reason for...
Keeping my mind active through good, intellectual discussions is important to me. Talking over golf scores doesn't take us very far. Louise Jerome Small talk...
Boundary.. Now there's a word for ya! The definition of the word boundary in the dictionary is, " a line marking the limits of an area, territory, etc." Right...
A Wonderful Message by George Carlin: The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower...
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Don't miss out on today's learning experiences. They won't come again. We will never have another day exactly like today, so let's take advantage of the...
A crisis is an opportunity to rely on our Higher Power. When we came to this program, we were told right away that a Higher Power is watching out for us and...
The cause is hidden, but the result is known. - Ovid We know it's coming before we do it. Our boyfriend dumps us and we devour the ice cream. We don't get the...
Spontaneous Wisdom of Narcotics Anonymous Members It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. If you're looking to have an image in NA, look around at the...
"Summer afternoon--summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." --Henry James Low humming sounds and...
