“I believe that people are good if you give them half a chance and that good is more powerful than evil.” Lois Wilson If you had the opportunity to watch Wynona Ryder portray Lois Wilson the co-founder of Alanon and wife of Bill Wilson the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) you were treated to a … Read more
You may think you have challenges, but you have so many blessings. Sometimes it takes only a moment of conscious effort to recognize those blessings. Once you focus on the gifts instead of the problems, your whole perspective will change and you will see blessings everywhere. Liam Magnuson. We all have challenges we face. A … Read more
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Yesterday I was watching television and came across a show that I thought was a TV Bloopers or Candid Camera type of show. It was in Spanish so I was … Read more
Defined in Dictionary.com “Thanks” to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality. Saying Thank You is ingrained in us at an early age. It is the simplest thing to say and it impacts people in wondrous ways. Everyone enjoys being appreciated. Take some time this week to say “Thank You” … Read more
Our whole approach to recovery is focusing on what we want and where we are heading. Focusing on our problems brings more of the same. It is not rocket science, everywhere you turn these days there is a guru that will tell you the same thing. Focus on what you want. If you focus on … Read more