Block | Karen Casey

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April 7, 2013

Change is harder for me than I care to admit.

I've thought a lot about change this winter. I know it's because I have experienced many changes and not always gracefully. I didn't kick and holler but, at an emotional level, I resisted the inevitable. What I'm trying to say here is that I find it hard to p[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community

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March 31, 2013

Before getting involved in someone else’s life we need to ask ourselves, is this my business?

Detachment is simply watching the events that are unfolding around you, getting involved only when your journey is part of the experience. Not reacting to the people or the situations that so easily attract our attention is not an easy skill to develop. And ski[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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March 26, 2013

Respecting the boundaries between us and our fellow-travelers is another name for “freedom.”

Attachment to people deadlocks our growth. Those women and men on our journey are blessings, for sure. Every one of them. Even those people who seem to be difficult to be around. It’s been said by the really wise that the more difficult an encounter, the[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community, Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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March 20, 2013

Letting others be . . . to grow as they will . . . or not, is a true gift

Detachment is knowing that happiness is the guaranteed byproduct of how we live our lives, not how others are living theirs. It's my intention to do a few posts on detachment over the next few weeks. I have learned that being being sucked into the struggles of[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community, Karen's Musings

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March 15, 2013

Being able to “detach” is the hallmark of a healthy person.

Detachment is knowing that the mind can change if what you say to the mind, changes. We simply are not able to hold more than one thought in our minds at a time. And what ever thought we harbor has been cultivated by none other than ourselves. That’s both t[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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February 19, 2013

Our teachers are everywhere. Notice them. . .

When my sponsor introduced me to this idea, I honestly couldn't fathom what she meant. Teachers? She further said that there were no accidents. Everything that happened was part of "my script." I can still remember being confounded by her "instruction," and[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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February 13, 2013

Our journeys are holy. . .

Almost every belief I cherish today, I scoffed at before becoming committed to a 12 step fellowship. I didn't believe in God. I thought that if you gave something away, it was gone forever. I was sure that hanging on to resentments was both normal and protect[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community

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February 6, 2013

Detachment is a gift that never quits.

Detachment is not being a victim any more. Some say there are no victims, only volunteers. When I first heard that phrase, I was mystified. How could a person who suffered at the hands of another be considered a volunteer? But volunteers, we are. Lest you[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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January 19, 2013

The necessity of prayer. . . for me

Prayer is a "staple" of my life. No doubt this is true for many of you too. And "acting as if" is also a staple that I adopted after coming into the fellowship in 1974. It was an amazing tool for a beginner. It's effectiveness continues to amaze me too. It[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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January 8, 2013

Making new year’s resolutions. . .Why? Why not?

Most of us have made resolutions over the years. And probably we have broken them before the first week of the new year had even passed. If that's troubling to you, take heart. It's common. Remake the resolution. And then try again to follow through. Pe[...]