I am very grateful that I eventually learned I didn’t have to respond to every thing that was said. Or even any thing that was said. The decision to say nothing, regardless of the inclina[...]
I am very grateful that I eventually learned I didn’t have to respond to every thing that was said. Or even any thing that was said. The decision to say nothing, regardless of the inclina[...]
I'd have to say that the first forty years of my life were primarily focused on the actions of those people I walked among. And I wasn't even conscious of it. It was simply who I was. It[...]
We make our lives far more complicated than they need to be. Do we think moving through the many phases of our life requires complexity if we want to "show others" how important we are? Tha[...]
At an AA meeting this morning the topic of balance was suggested. I have always felt that my life was pretty well balanced. I exercise. I eat well. I have many friends, a great relation[...]
(In case you have not read the preceding post, I am projecting out twenty years and looking back on what my life was like.) Dear Karen, Your decision to assign participants in a workshop[...]
I've made reference to this idea in other blogs, certainly in talks I have given over the years, and in simple, very ordinary conversations with friends. It's an idea that isn't original with[...]
WE NEVER NEED TO FEEL HOPELESS. ONE’S HIGHER POWER IS ALWAYS PRESENT. There are innumerable personal situations that can cause creeping hopelessness. You have been diagnosed with a termin[...]
Karen Casey Writing Workshop The Past is Never Really Past: Following the Thread of our Life September 13-15, 2013 Friday 7-9 • Saturday 8:45-4 • Sunday 8:45-12 a[...]
Getting Unstuck is the title of one of my newest books. It's a book that called to me. Actually, I'd have to say that every book I have written, all 27 of them, called to me; but this one f[...]
I turned 74 last week. Yikes!! I have been sober exactly half my age. And I can't begin to account for all that has happened on my journey of 74 years. I can assure you much of it wasn't[...]