It's an overused phrase, and perhaps all too simplistic, but the clock is ticking, at a faster pace, every hour it seems. Does this matter? Perhaps not to many of you, but I love life so mu[...]
It's an overused phrase, and perhaps all too simplistic, but the clock is ticking, at a faster pace, every hour it seems. Does this matter? Perhaps not to many of you, but I love life so mu[...]
1. Come to appreciate that every person on one’s path is a learning partner. 2. Every argument is about fear. 3. No relationship is accidental. Be grateful. 4. Make the choice to b[...]
I believe the following to be true: 1. The Butterfly effect is evident everywhere, all the time. It does not need to be seen or even believed for it to make its mark. 2. We are where we[...]
My life, by choice, is now more focused on the simple pleasures than was the case while in my fifties and sixties. Perhaps that’s normal maturity. The body gets tired. The mind seeks fr[...]
Rapt attention, as I mentioned in an earlier essay, surpasses in value every other character trait we may possess. The decision to honor our fellow travelers with devoted attention, in regard[...]
Blowing out the candles on a 75th birthday cake nearly took my breath away. Not because there were so many candles. Actually, there was only one. Thank goodness. It was simply the aware[...]
Early in my 12 step recovery a sponsor assured me that it wasn't an accident that I "landed" in AA. She firmly believed that there are no accidents, no coincidences either, on our way to wher[...]
I mentioned a couple weeks back that I was scheduled to go to VT to facilitate a workshop at the Wilson House. That's the Bill Wilson House. And for any of you reading this who are in AA, you[...]
I was first introduced to the idea of shifting my perception in the book: A COURSE IN MIRACLES. The book had no real author, at least there wasn't a name on the book's spine. One of my husb[...]
I am absolutely thrilled to have been invited to present a workshop at the Bill Wilson House in East Dorset, VT. For one thing, I have never been to VT. And secondly, I think I can safely s[...]