I’ll be the first to admit I don’t talk nice to myself when I lose my glasses somewhere in the house or mistakenly lock the door with my keys in the house or forget to keep up with my finances and a check bounces. I …
Read MoreJuly 31 Comfort
How do I handle disappointment when things don’t go my way? Do I pout and have a temper tantrum or do I serenely accept the things I cannot change? Changing the things I can usually means I have to change MY attitude as opposed to …
Read MoreJuly 30 Resistance
I was in a meeting one night when a couple in recovery brought their 4-month old baby with them. When the baby started crying and causing a disturbance, I paid close attention as the parents applied all types of methods to quiet and comfort the …
Read MoreWolves in Sheep’s Clothing II
A few months ago, as Then Sings My Soul was going to print, I was talking to a brother in recovery from Hempstead, NY which is where I’m from. He goes to meetings at the first group I ever walked into., the beloved Hempstead AA …
Read MoreJuly 27 Healing
It seems healing from childhood trauma has been a lifelong journey that for me is finally paying off. It’s taken a very long time to claim myself and walk in the light of who I truly am. Letting go of fear has helped the process …
Read MoreJuly 26 Self-Discovery
Why did I hide my light under a bush for so long? Did I feel I wasn’t worthy of my good? Or perhaps I was just afraid of bringing out that goodness and sharing it with the world. Then I remembered…..as a child, we would …
Read MoreJuly 25 Owning My Part VIII
If I could be honest with myself, I’d admit that when I met this person, I was really in a needy place and was not capable at the time of loving myself. Trying to manipulate the person to love me the way I wanted to …
Read MoreJuly 24 Owning My Part VII
There are times when I’m in emotional pain and I cannot admit to myself that I was wrong. If I could do that, it would end the crisis immediately. Wanting to stand in my truth can mean brutal self-honesty after an internal inventory that shows …
Read MoreJuly 23 Owning My Part VI
Self-centeredness is a defect of character I have to constantly ask God to remove. It has been the source of most of my problems, most of my pain. Decisions based on self have led me to put expectations on others that they could not possibly …
Read MoreJuly 22 Owning My Part V
I became really good at believing the lie when I didn’t like what reality was offering up. The most common reaction to this was being angry that I went against myself once again. Today, as a person in recovery, I really have to practice being …
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