Simple things we can do now to change our perceptions and become more hopeful. 1. Ask God for help. 2. Let go! 3. Surrender to God what ever is demanding your attention. 4. Do one thing to inspire joy in some one else’s life every day! And make a note of this in a small note book. 5. Choose kindness in every encounter and feel it change your heart. 6, When feeling hopeless, recall a fond memory and allow it to change your perception. 7. Make a gratitude list to help you recall the good that has already happened. Make this a daily exercise. 8. Praying[...]
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1 I was at a wonderful twelve step meeting Tuesday night. It's a closed discussion meeting and whatever the topic, it always elicits great comments and personal exploration; but Tuesday's meeting was particularly special because a man, likely in his early 50's, had shown up for his very first meeting. And this gave all of us pause to reflect on our own story of what it was like as compared to what it's like now. He seemed to listen intently. He seemed grateful for our messages, but I have learned, we all have learned, that we share to keep ourselves moving a[...]
I am like a kid at Christmas. As I've said already in an earlier entry, I love the lights, (and I have mine lit all day), the spirit of giving, the carols on the radio and the joy that most people feel at the holiday season. I even love visiting the malls and hearing the carols playing through the loud speaker system. But there are millions who fail to find the joy in the season because of their personal circumstances, circumstances that are unfortunate through no fault of their own. I watched on the nightly news this evening a wonderful story about a young[...]
1. Ask God for help. 2. Let go! 3. Surrender. 4. Do one thing to inspire joy in some one else’s life each day. And make a note of this in a small note book. 5. Choose kindness with every response and feel it change your heart. 6, When feeling hopeless, choose a fond memory to change your perception. 7. Make a gratitude list to help you recall the good that has already happened. 8. Praying for others will change our hearts. 9. Peaceful acts create more hope in us and the world. 10. Using a gentle voice, always, can create more hope in us and others too[...]
I woke up this morning so happy to be alive and so grateful that I have been given, through my books and personal interactions at workshops and lectures, millions of opportunities to connect with all of you. In 1974 when I first entered a 12 Step room in Minneapolis, MN, I was terrified and hopeless. I couldn't fathom that I'd ever feel the way all of you looked that night. The laughter didn't penetrate, at first. I was convinced there was nothing to laugh about. But the message to come back got through to me. And I have been coming back ever since. A[...]
Exciting news, every one. My newest book: Cultivating Hope, is being shipped to stores as I write this. You can call Hazelden too, at 800-328-9000 or go on amazon.com where you can see inside the book. I am so happy it's getting released a bit earlier than expected. Current economic conditions for many of us make the cultivation of hope even more necessary. I want to give you a "taste" of the kind of essays you will find in the book so I am including one here for you to ruminate on: NO ONE IS ON OUR PATH ACCIDENTALLY. How often do you look, with focused i[...]
