"Those who simply turn their backs on their problems are not 'letting go and letting God' - they are abandoning their commitmen...

Here we are in Branson on the trip to visit Liz's uncle and his wife. There was a marvelous water and fire show behind us after we took...

I am grateful for sponsors who listen to my sadness and help me work through it. Today I am much better and back on track. My sadness and ...

My Higher Power tends to wake me up in the middle of the night. I guess that's because it's the only time I'm not thinking. An...

Today I'm feeling better. I've moved from horror to angry self-pity which - awful as it sounds - is a lot better. Poor me - why do...

I'm back in town and our visit was wonderful. At the same time that the visit was wonderful we got devastating information from 30 year...

There will be a brief gap in entries since I will be traveling for the next few days. My oldest daughter and my oldest granddaughter will b...

Today I visit my massage therapist. Yesterday was the chiropractor and the day before my still point therapist. I am sore but better, I th...

One of the major dysfunctional characteristics I have is caretaking (also known as Mother Hen). An old friend used to call me the Earth M...

I am happy that my massage therapist and still point therapist are both back in town. I have an appointment tomorrow and Saturday. Once I ...

Stole this graphic from another blogger in recovery and I think I will frame it and hang it on the wall. It's very simple. There are ...

There are a couple of women writers that when I read them I just open up. Don't ask me what that means. I can't explain it. It...

I recently rediscovered the Adult Children of Alcoholics program which began in the 80s. I attended some meetings back then but it was so ne...

"Sometimes I worry that I'm not doing something truly important with my life. Caught up in day-to-day trivialities, it doesn't ...

I have several practitioners that I visit on a regular basis to keep my body going in a positive direction. One of them elected to go to Ca...

"The light in our own mind will help dissolve the darkness in someone else's, but only if we refuse to judge or blame them for what...

Living with disapproval - even though useful in some ways - is not the greatest of fun. Thanks to self-examination, I don't have to kic...

Here's what I've learned from practicing living with disapproval: For starters, disapproval from someone is a great time to self-exa...

When I was very young I was horribly shy and thought I was a very unlikeable person. So, of course, I was backward. Once I was in recovery...

Today was a good day for progress. Although I've spent the last couple of days resting my back without checking much off my todo /self-d...