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Karen's Musings, Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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January 25, 2012

Writing our memoir. . . Saving our lives

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 i[...]

Your Experience, Strength and Hope

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January 17, 2012

A retreat with AA women lifts me up. . .

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,[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community, What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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January 14, 2012

Being available to the needs of others as well as my own. . .

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.[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself, Your Experience, Strength and Hope

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January 9, 2012

Sometimes life is two steps backwards. . .

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 20[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community

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January 2, 2012

Another good friend has passed . . .

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[...]

Karen's Musings

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December 30, 2011

Welcoming the new year. . .

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 ma[...]

Karen's Musings

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December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, one and all. . .

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 ha[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power, Your Experience, Strength and Hope

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December 20, 2011

What is interfering with your peace of mind today?

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[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community, Your Experience, Strength and Hope

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December 14, 2011

Peace one day at a time. . .

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.[...]

Karen's Musings, Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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December 9, 2011

Breaking up is hard to do. . .

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 w[...]