We begin to walk down a path—recovery, a new job, a new relationship. We’re busy, even overwhelmed, with everything that lies before us. We work and work and walk…

We cannot afford to put our needs on hold, waiting for another person to fulfill us, make our life better, or come around and be who and what we…

Sometimes, we need nurturing. Sometimes, we need people to support us. Many of us have been deprived of support and nurturing for so long we may not realize it’s…

Listen to the Never havesThen listen close to me—Anything can happen, child,Anything can be.— Shel Silverstein  All around us every day are those who would have us believe we…

I was looking at a photo of my friend Chip. In it, he’s sitting beside his battered, old Volkswagen looking nearly as tired and battered as the car. But…

The Twelfth Step says that having had a spiritual awakening, we try to carry this message to others. Our message is one of hope, love, comfort, health—a better way…

Go back to the Steps. Go back to a Step. When we don’t know what to do next, when we feel confused, upset, distraught, at the end of our…

Walking in the hills of Southern California, I came across a high meadow bursting with the movement of hundreds of moths. I stood for a few moments and drank…

For many of us, the issue is not whether we can trust another person again; it’s whether we can trust our own judgment again. “The last mistake I made…

I was having lunch with a friend at a restaurant one day when he realized he had either misplaced his keys or locked them in his car. We had…