Oh, that one could learn to learn in time! –Enrique Solari A mark of genuine change, after the pleasure of newfound growth, may be the regret one feels that we didn’t learn sooner. When we learn something new, we see how it could have made our life better at an earlier time. We regret beingContinue reading “Dealing With Regrets – Touchstone March 18th”
Category Archives: Reframe
How Do I Turn My Irritations Into Pearls Today – June 12th Today’s Gift
The more a diamond is cut, the more it sparkles.—Anonymous There is something of value to be found even in the worst of things. Consider the oyster. When a grain of sand penetrates an oyster’s shell, it irritates the oyster, making it uncomfortable. The oyster relieves the pain by coating the sand with a soothingContinue reading “How Do I Turn My Irritations Into Pearls Today – June 12th Today’s Gift”
From Denial To Acceptance – Language Of Letting Go February 22nd
Many of us lived in situations where it wasn’t okay to identify, have, or talk about problems. Denial became a way of life and our way of dealing with problems. In recovery, many of us still fear problems. We may spend more time reacting to a problem than we do solving it. We miss theContinue reading “From Denial To Acceptance – Language Of Letting Go February 22nd”
A Renewable And Resilient Purpose – Touchstone Reflection February 19th
He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how. –Friedrich Nietzsche Our sense of purpose in life is not fixed in concrete. It changes from youth through all the stages of life. Often in the transitions to a new growth stage we are most confused. In the chaotic life created byContinue reading “A Renewable And Resilient Purpose – Touchstone Reflection February 19th”
Trusting The Silence – Grapevine Article November 1991 By Anonymous
Step Eleven – Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. Sometimes my faith in a Higher Power slips. I look at the people, places, and things around me and ask,Continue reading “Trusting The Silence – Grapevine Article November 1991 By Anonymous”
Our Companions – As Bill Sees It #45
Today, the vast majority of us welcome any new light that can be thrown on the alcoholic’s mysterious and baffling malady. We welcome new and valuable knowledge whether it issues from a test tube, from a psychiatrist’s couch, or from revealing social studies. We are glad of any kind of education that accurately informs theContinue reading “Our Companions – As Bill Sees It #45”
Valentine’s Day – Language Of Letting Go February 14th
For children, Valentine’s Day means candy hearts, silly cards, and excitement in the air.How different Valentine’s Day can be for us as adults. The Love Day can be a symbol that we have not yet gotten love to work for us as we would like. Or it can be a symbol of something different, somethingContinue reading “Valentine’s Day – Language Of Letting Go February 14th”
Feeling Good Isn’t The Point – Just For Today – February 4th
“For us, recovery is more than just pleasure.” Basic Text, p. 43 ❖ In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We plannedContinue reading “Feeling Good Isn’t The Point – Just For Today – February 4th”
The Old Fear Of God Had To Go – Grapevine Article April 1968 By M.M.P.
I found I must turn to God as a child FOR EIGHT years I was a loner in the program, using the Twelve Steps as the tools with which to build my life. In the beginning of my search for a conscious contact with God, I found it was impossible to approach Him still holdingContinue reading “The Old Fear Of God Had To Go – Grapevine Article April 1968 By M.M.P.”
Humility 7th Step – Twelve & Twelve Pages 70 thru 76
The attainment of greater humility is the foundation principle of each of A.A.’ s Twelve Steps. …Without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all. Nearly all A.A.’ s have found, too, that unless they develop much more of this precious quality than may be required just for sobriety, they still haven’tContinue reading “Humility 7th Step – Twelve & Twelve Pages 70 thru 76”