WE CAN NOT DIRECTLY CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT WE CAN CHANGE HOW WE CHOOSE TO SEE IT. This principle isn’t a simple one. Believing that it is our task to change the world around us isn’t unco[...]
WE CAN NOT DIRECTLY CHANGE THE WORLD, BUT WE CAN CHANGE HOW WE CHOOSE TO SEE IT. This principle isn’t a simple one. Believing that it is our task to change the world around us isn’t unco[...]
At a gathering last night we were discussing how emotionally wounded most of us had been at some point on our journey. Â This led to the realization that most "sufferers" have experienced their[...]
I spent the first four decades of my life mostly living in the past or anticipating the future. Â I had no awareness that was what I was doing. Â It astounds me, actually, that a person as we[...]
I participate in two telephone conference calls every morning, both of them related to my spiritual journey. Â And in both calls, there are participants who have been part of my recovery journe[...]
I don't want to speak for others but it seems fair to say that no one enjoys being disappointed. Â I received some disappointing news yesterday. Â The content of the news didn't affect me direc[...]
I went to the fitness center today and walked for 30 minutes on the treadmill for the first time since my surgery which was a mere 2 weeks ago today. Â I continue to be astounded by the progres[...]
I am on the uphill curve right now. Â I am using a cane to get around and after only 9 days. Â I am amazed at the body's ability to heal itself. Â Of course, I have worked hard too. Â I never f[...]
Sorry I have been away for a while. Â Surgery has a way of doing that to you. Â It went well. Â I got home from the hospital on Sunday afternoon but have not been able to sit at the computer. Â[...]
I was talking with a friend the other evening about "attachment issues" and how common they are to so many of us. Â Codependency has gotten a bit of a bad name over the years because it is thro[...]
I go into the hospital for hip replacement surgery February 11th. Â My gait gives it away to onlookers. Â I have been hobbling for some time now. Â It began with a simple pain that worsened int[...]