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

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March 28, 2011

Attaching ourselves to the emotional state of some one else prevents peace of mind. . .

I was at an Al-Anon meeting at noon today and even though the subject being discussed wasn't specifically "attachment," it did come up. Letting the behavior of others, their moods, their acti[...]

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

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March 23, 2011

Leading from the heart heals all living things. . .

I was at a great 12 step meeting last night where the topic was "opening our hearts" to the travelers on our path, whoever they might be. I am personally convinced that we could heal the woun[...]

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

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March 17, 2011

The gifts of recovery are far-reaching. . .

Every time I go to a meeting or receive a phone call from a friend or sit down at my computer to read comments on the posts I have written or open emails from readers who have been helped by on[...]

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

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March 13, 2011

Being a witness to someone’s life is a wonderful gift. . .

I am currently reading a great book: Someone Knows My Name, by Canadian author, Lawrence Hill. It's a book about the transportation of Africans into America in the mid 1700's and later. The[...]

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

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March 11, 2011

Your comments intrigue me. . .

I have spent the last 3 hours reading comments from you, the readers, and commenting back in many instances. How thrilling it is for me to be writing and then hearing from you in such a quick[...]

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

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March 7, 2011

Hope is the tool of choice for the grateful. . .

We can begin to cultivate hope in ourselves and others by acknowledging the many people who are on our path by intention. By acknowledge, I mean to really look into the eyes of the many who [...]

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

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March 3, 2011

Regrouping. . .

I have been traveling much of the last two weeks. I was in Austin, Texas, speaking at the annual Austin Recovery Organization fund raiser and then last week I spent 5 days in Phoenix speaking[...]

Karen's Musings

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February 23, 2011

We are always where we need to be. . .

The last few days I have felt a bit at loose ends. My guess is that you know what I mean when I say that. I am burning the candle at both ends, by choice, actually. I am starting the planni[...]

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

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February 16, 2011

My friend, Joy, has passed on . . .

It's with a sense of loss that I write this post today. Joy, whom I spoke of in an earlier post, ( a very dear friend of 30 years) died at 3:30AM on February 14th, a mere 12 hours after I had[...]

Circle of Family and Friends - You and Your Personal Community

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February 12, 2011

Good friends are a treasure to honor. . .

Very good friends of ours were here for the night. My husband has known both of them for more than 40 years. And I have known them for nearly 35 years. They are a delight in every way. [...]

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