Alcoholism Support Group
Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.
Lite is a great big canvasthrow on it all the paint you can.
Danny Kaye
A t a seminar, a man confessed, I was afraid to tell my friends no, because I feared they would not like me if I did, but then I realized I didnt have any friends because no one knew who I was.
For a long time, I was afraid to tell the truth, for I feared I would be rejected if I did. Then I discovered that I had paid the dear price of intimacy. In my fear that I would be unlovable if people knew who I was, I found that I was unreachable because I was unknown.
No matter what you say or do, there will be people who agree and disagree, those who like you and dont like you. Its unrealistic to expect that everyone is always going to approve of you. The only person whose approval really counts is your own.
I once sent out a newsletter mailing with the tongue-in-cheek return address of Immaculate Conceptions. To my surprise, I received several angry letters, including one from a convent, complaining that I had insulted Catholicism. Since my intention was harmless, I felt unnerved by this reaction, and I voiced my concern at a retreat I was conducting.
A man named Scott offered this comment: Alan, one of the things I love most about you is your sense of humor; I have found it to be very healing. If you shut down on your creativity because youre afraid of a few reactions, then I must tell you that I will be disappointed in you, probably along with a bunch of other folks.
Suddenly I realized that there is no way Im going to please everyone. I might as well just be who and what I am, and trust that the universe will support me for my authenticity. As an old tombstone in Texas reads, Be what you is, cuz if you is what you aint, you aint what you is.
I pray to know and trust that You created me in wisdom and goodness.
I live from my heart. Sincerity is my hey to success.
A Deep Breath of Life , Alan Cohen
Danny Kaye
A t a seminar, a man confessed, I was afraid to tell my friends no, because I feared they would not like me if I did, but then I realized I didnt have any friends because no one knew who I was.
For a long time, I was afraid to tell the truth, for I feared I would be rejected if I did. Then I discovered that I had paid the dear price of intimacy. In my fear that I would be unlovable if people knew who I was, I found that I was unreachable because I was unknown.
No matter what you say or do, there will be people who agree and disagree, those who like you and dont like you. Its unrealistic to expect that everyone is always going to approve of you. The only person whose approval really counts is your own.
I once sent out a newsletter mailing with the tongue-in-cheek return address of Immaculate Conceptions. To my surprise, I received several angry letters, including one from a convent, complaining that I had insulted Catholicism. Since my intention was harmless, I felt unnerved by this reaction, and I voiced my concern at a retreat I was conducting.
A man named Scott offered this comment: Alan, one of the things I love most about you is your sense of humor; I have found it to be very healing. If you shut down on your creativity because youre afraid of a few reactions, then I must tell you that I will be disappointed in you, probably along with a bunch of other folks.
Suddenly I realized that there is no way Im going to please everyone. I might as well just be who and what I am, and trust that the universe will support me for my authenticity. As an old tombstone in Texas reads, Be what you is, cuz if you is what you aint, you aint what you is.
I pray to know and trust that You created me in wisdom and goodness.
I live from my heart. Sincerity is my hey to success.
A Deep Breath of Life , Alan Cohen
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What an awesome post!! Thanks for sharing that. :-) Sometimes it's taking baby steps, but the little steps are better than none at all.
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