I found that remembering and then writing about my past, particularly the parts that were grim or embarrassing or sometimes even shameful; released me from their hold. We cannot be held hostage by any thing or any one without our consent. That’s not an easy idea to believe when first introduced to it. I had [...]
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 spoke in my last post about my own recent struggle with remembering that my “work here” is to fulfill God’s will, which is really quite simple: it’s to show up lovingly in the lives of others, knowing without question that that is where we have been called to be. And secondly, that God will [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday, at about 6PM, my friend Cate left this world for the next. She was surrounded by friends, literally. They circled her bed and read the Epilogue of a Course in Miracles to her, recited the Lord’s Prayer and held hands as she took her final breath. The epilogue states that the hovering angels are [...]
Welcoming the new year means saying good-by to 2011. That inspires me to pause and consider some of the experiences of this past year that stand out in my mind. Are there some I’d love to repeat? Were there times I didn’t live up to my “better self?” Did I make commitments to finish certain [...]
I thoroughly enjoy Christmas. I know it isn’t an easy holiday for many, and for legitimate reasons. A number of my friends are always eager for the holidays to be over. But it’s always my intent to bring a bit of joy into the lives of the many I touch. I have discovered that’s the [...]
If you read my blogs consistently, you no doubt think this topic is often on my mind. And that would be true. I do blog about peace and its attainment on a regular basis. There’s a very good reason for that. It’s what eludes me often and I figure I am pretty much like many [...]
This topic has been the substance of much of my work over the past few years, both in the books I have written and in the workshops I have presented. (Please see my website:www.womens-spirituality.com or check out Amazon titles) I never get tired of it as a topic. Perhaps that’s because talking about it strengthens [...]
No doubt we can all remember the song of that title: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. And it’s likely we have all experienced the trauma of it happening to us. I am presently watching, with a supportive eye, open arms and a loving heart, a very dear friend pick her way carefully through the [...]
