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Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community

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November 18, 2010

Connections we make with others is the balm that heals the planet. . .

I have been receiving so many comments from readers like you and I can't express adequately what it means to me. I love my work, both the writing and the workshops, but much of it is solitary. When readers comment, whether in the affirmative or taking exception[...]

What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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November 14, 2010

How limited are your dreams and aspirations?

I heard a great talk today about the limitations we place on ourselves. The speaker insisted, and I agree, that our vision of who God is and what can be accomplished with God as the "bus driver," is far smaller than the reality. We've likely been doubting our[...]

Karen's Musings, What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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November 10, 2010

Having faith means no longer assuming the other shoe will drop. . .

I heard a great talk last night by a long term recovering alcoholic and addict. He went through the steps and shared his journey, making it a talk that could be appreciated by both the old-timer and the newcomer. There was humor along with humility. A proper am[...]

Karen's Musings

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November 8, 2010

Civility has become a lost art. . .

By the time you read this the elections will be well over and the newly chosen members of Congress will be cheering the results. The losers will be licking their wounds, wondering how they could have prevented their losses while the pendulum continues to swing. �[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself, What I Believe - You and Your Higher Power

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November 5, 2010

Taking charge of how we feel within every experience can transform one’s life. . .

How I saw myself and how I felt were in the hands of others for the better part of the first four decades of my life. I "danced" around the actions and the opinions of every one, desperately trying to be accepted and not rejected. What had made me that way is l[...]

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

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November 2, 2010

Death came quietly in the night to a friend.

On Wednesday night there was a memorial service for a friend who died a week earlier. I hadn't seen Rita all summer because of her health and my schedule, but we go back many years. She was one of the first women I hung out with when I came into the 12 step roo[...]

Reflections in the Mirror - You and Yourself

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October 30, 2010

Peace and gratitude are intertwined.

I can still recall, as though it were yesterday, complaining bitterly to my early sponsor that nothing seemed to be changing in my life. I was still filled with anxiety. I was still obsessed with what others might be thinking of me. I was still doubting that[...]

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

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October 28, 2010

The presence of peace is an inside job. . .

I was with a group of friends last night and our discussion centered around the attainment of peace. It's illusive, for sure. We can want it desperately and even be living it, but in the blink of an eye the ego can high-jack us into making judgments and all pea[...]

Karen's Musings

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October 24, 2010

Being fellow travelers on this journey of recovery makes all things possible. . .

I don't know about you but I never let anyone know who I really was for the first 35 years of my life. I did my darndest to control whatever interpretation you could possibly have of me. I did this by trying to blend in with your opinions. Or remaining quiet if[...]

Your Experience, Strength and Hope

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October 19, 2010

More will be revealed. . .

I love this simple reminder from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. It has been the perfect response to sponsees who are fretting about their future. And, it is the best reminder I, too, can utilize for my own occasional fretting. I say occasional because[...]