Not being codependent? That’s a decision I need to make each day.— Anonymous Remember to practice the basics. There’s a saying floating around that people talk about a lot:…

Gratitude and acceptance are two magic tricks available to us in recovery. No matter who we are, where we are, or what we have, gratitude and acceptance work. We…

. . . God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond that which ye are able, but with the temptation, will also make a way…

I sat in the car, looking at the sign on the door of the food shelf office: “Closed until Friday.” It was Wednesday. I had two hungry children and…

Did you ever have a teacher in school who warned you at the beginning of the year that he would give tests without previous notice, so be prepared? We…

So many of us have been brainwashed to think that we can’t have what we want in life. That is the belief of the martyr. It is born of…

I watched the man out the window as he dragged his kayak out to sea. Just as he’d get ready to launch, a huge frothy wave would come barreling…

Why do we struggle so with our feelings? Why do we work so hard to deny our emotions, especially concerning other people? They are only feelings! In the course…

Do not fear mistakes; there are none.— Miles Davis  Life is a jazz tune. Sometimes it’s raucous, sometimes blue, but always full of unexpected twists and turns, and here…

Let yourself be nurtured and loved. Let people be there for you. Allow yourself to be held when it would feel good. Let someone listen to you, support and…