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Jul 2, 2006 12:03 am
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So much of our communication can reflect our need to control. We say what we think others want to hear. We try to keep others from getting angry, feeling...
THURSDAY , JULY 06, 2006 You are reading from the book Today's Gift. Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills. --Catherine Ponder Getting mad at...
I used to beat my husband to death with my credit card. It made me feel like I had some control, some way to get even with him. --Anonymous I spent ten years...
Here's a simple, yet powerful way to immediately make your life more rewarding. Move away from the things that drain you and move toward those things that...
Today's Thought SUNDAY , JULY 16, 2006 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go. We deserve the best life and love has to offer, but we are...
From where you are right now, a vast abundance stretches out in every direction. Sometimes, though, it can be difficult to see. Yet there is something that...
Keep practicing your recovery behaviors, even when they feel awkward, even when they haven't quite taken yet, even if you don't get it yet. Sometimes it takes...
Don't you see? We do not have to be so victimized by life, by people, by situations, by work, by our friends, by our love relationships, by our family, by our...
Gratitude We learn the magical lesson that making the most of what we have turns it into more. --Codependent No More Say thank you, until we mean it. Thank...
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Aug 2, 2006 4:08 am
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Sometimes, to get from where we are to where we are going, we have to be willing to be in between. One of the hardest parts of recovery is the concept of...
Every now and then you have glimpses of the fulfilled and joyful person you can become. Every now and then you have glimpses of how astonishingly rich and...
Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. --Rainer Maria Rilke For a relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, each of...
Decide what it is you want and need, then go to the person you need it from and ask for it. Sometimes, it takes hard work and much energy to get what we want...
Rotarian James Houck dies at the age of 100 Obituary 08/10/06 By Loni Ingraham Respond to this story Email this story to a friend A memorial service will be...
"Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! When I refused to confess my sin, I was weak and...
When we first become exposed to the concept of detachment, many of us find it objectionable and questionable. We may think that detaching means we don't care....
Procrastination - not acting when the time is right - is a self-defeating behavior. It produces anxiety, guilt, disharmony, and a nagging consciousness of the...
Dreams are not practical yet they have a reason that's as real and as worthwhile as any pragmatic consideration. When was the last time you touched your...
I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my undoing. It...
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Sep 2, 2006 4:29 am
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2006 You are reading from the book Today's Gift. I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn The first...
Some of my feelings have been stored so long they have freezer burn. --Beyond Codependency There are many sources of pain in our life. Those of us recovering...
In a relationship, there are those wonderful times when things go smoothly for both people, and neither person needs to focus too heavily on the concept of...
Recovery is not all-tiresome, unrewarded work. There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned. There are times of...
We are sturdy beings. But in many ways, we are fragile. We can accept change and loss, but this comes at our own pace and in our own way. And only God and we...
Before recovery, my relationships were lousy. I didn't do very well on my job. I was enmeshed in my dysfunctional family. But at least I knew what to expect! ...
In recovery, we're learning to let ourselves go! We're learning to be spontaneous. Spontaneity may frighten some of us. We may be afraid of the loss of control...
Choose today to face the challenges, and you'll come away stronger. Decide that you will find a way to do what you know must be done, and the value you create...
