Monthly Archives: April 2016

Conversations with “God”

Feeling sad.  Ask God for help.  My brother Jack talked about asking god about everything.  He talked about keeping doing it until it starts to work.  AA’s Big Book talked about “God” as an inner resource, a completely different way … Continue reading

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The Truth about Myself

Yesterday’s talk with Erica was pretty amazing.  I hadn’t realized all the positive insights and learnings that have happened these past few weeks.  The most amazing was the knowing that my life has impacted many other lives in positive ways.  … Continue reading

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The Spiritual Importance of Community

Enduring Grace is a book by Carol Lee Flinders about seven women mystics of the Middle Ages.  I have found a lot in this book that is helpful to my spiritual practice.  The last woman she writes about is Therese … Continue reading

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“Surrender”

I talked to my friend who said of my recent blog post about “Living Well” that I was in reactive/responsive orientation instead of creative orientation.  I did some thinking about this.  “Reactive/responsive” is choosing what to do with things that come at … Continue reading

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AA and Therapy

My brother, who is a recovering alcoholic, came to visit recently.  It was a great visit.  He has seven years of sobriety, and it makes me feel really good to see how much he’s changed his life.  We read some … Continue reading

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