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- Life continues to be a rocket ride and a balancing act between grad school, my day job, and all the other things that keep coming in this thing we call "life." Doing well in school with a 3.65, got transferred at work to a new department and away...
- This is Al-Anon's CAL book specifically written for Adult Children, and I have been strolling through it over the past months. I just want to give my wholehearted recommendation - it is a book full of wisdom, encouragement, and hope. If you don't...
- I thought I'd stick my head inside the door and say hi. Life has been incredibly busy, as I'm sure it has been for all of us. As stressful as it can be at times, I am blessed by being in the process of learning that, no matter where I go or what...
- I heard this keeper in my F2F meeting last week. An old-timer was sharing something he got from a book of meditations that said this, in essence: We need to remember to ask HP for just enough light to illuminate the path directly in front of us. ...
- I spent Memorial Day in the ICU after a tree that I was cutting the previous afternoon fell on me, knocking me to the ground and landing on my butt. Long story short, the trauma resulted in a massive hematoma that caused my blood pressure to bottom...
- Hello, dear friends.I regret not being here very often. Life has been extraordinarily busy since the first of the year. Graduate school has required that I focus and manage my time like never before. I'm happy to report that I survived my first...
- Last Friday I interviewed for the Occupational Therapy master's degree program at one of only two universities in my state with an accredited program. It went very well, and my prayers to be relaxed, confident and authentic were answered in the...
- A dear friend of mine lost her battle with cancer this morning. Peggy was an Al-a-Pal with a strong program, as is her husband with his AA program. I am sad that she is gone, but I am filled with gratitude to have had her grace my life, and also...
- As an ACOA, I grew up with a very distorted view of personal power. Obviously, I was not allowed to own my own power. I grew up believing I had no power, and what little I did have, I was supposed to give away so that people would love me.That's a...
- That was the message I got from my parents. There is a third part of that statement that I inferred and internalized, and that was "...because you're not good enough."As I work on my recovery, I've become increasingly - and startlingly - aware of...
- Hello, Sanctuary peeps!I'm back from a week's vacation which included some greatly enjoyed quality time with our oldest (20 months) granddaughter. What I'd really like to share, though, is the experience I had the first part of last week.As most of...
- An outstanding question this week: "Do I have a God of love or a God of fear?"I wonder how many people are in the rooms of 12 Step fellowships (and how many more need to be) at least in part because of a toxic religious upbringing.As a recovering...
- Here are the discussion questions from last Saturday's Al-Anon meeting:How do I take care of myself when dealing with others? Am I able to find a safe place? Am I able to remove myself from a dangerous situation? Even if it's within my own...
- I missed the last couple of Al-Anon meetings. We were out of town two weeks ago. Last week, we were involved in our church's annual "Great Day of Service," where hundreds fan out into the community and do service work in all kinds of different...
- I've come to recognize that much of the emotional churn and frustration I've been experiencing of late is due to my having done a lot of "uncovering & discovering." I've been going deeper - into myself, my childhood experiences, and the feelings I...