We celebrate Veteran’s Day annually but it’s far oftener that we should pay homage to those men and women who so willingly serve in some branch of the services to protect the rest of us. Every moment of their deployment puts their life on the line and they do it willingly; they have not been [...]
I’ve discussed topics similar to this before in blog posts, but something a friend said to me recently brought it to mind once again. I could never have imagined as a child that I’d spend my life as I do. I loved writing stories as a young girl in grade school and loved speech class [...]
I invite each of you to enroll in my on-line course. Tell your friends about it too. I mentioned it on Facebook, tweeted it, and in an earlier post, but decided it was good to mention it again because there is no “too late to enroll” when it comes to this kind of class. The [...]
I first heard this little homily at a workshop in Minneapolis, presented by Earnie Larson, a former priest, author for Hazelden Publishing, and renowned lecturer. He was a gifted man who’s simple message turned life around for tens of thousands of people. Perhaps even millions. I know that it stopped me in my tracks [...]
WE CAN NOT CHANGE THE WORLD DIRECTLY, BUT WE CAN CHANGE HOW WE SEE THE WORLD AND THEN THE WORLD CHANGES TOO. When I was first introduced to this principle, I failed to understand it. I had always believed that it was our task to change the world. What I now understand the statement to mean [...]
Getting Unstuck is the title of my newest book. It’s a companion to Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow. I loved writing both books. Actually, I’d have to say that all twenty-six books that have “called to me,” I have loved writing. There is no doubt that I am living my bliss. But [...]
A memorial service was held on Sunday for my dear friend, Beverly M. I had been with her almost daily for the remaining weeks of her life, and when I couldn’t pay a visit, I called. Letting go was difficult for her. And me too. She was 82 and had lived life as an adventure. [...]
A beautiful passage in a spiritual book I am committed to reading on a daily basis included these lines a few days ago: To everyone I offer quietness; to everyone I offer peace of mind; to everyone I offer gentleness. I was moved by the wisdom and the Holiness of these words. I am also [...]
I spent the past week at the Dominican Retreat House in McLean, VA. I was invited to present two programs to “my sisters” in AA. Both retreats blessed me with spiritual sustenance. Nurturing the attendees with some new information was the primary “assignment,” but receiving the love that came my way was a gift that [...]
I have been in the recovery rooms for more than three and a half decades and most of my movement has been “forward.” I detailed much of that in my recent book: My Story to Yours: A Guided Memoir for Writing Your Recovery Journey, published by Hazelden, fall of 2011. However, there are times when [...]
