These are ideas I need to remember -That I need to mind my own business. -That the first word of the 12 steps is we. There is no substitute for the loving help I receive from other members. I could not be a loner and work my program. -I was full of murderous rage when … More String Of Pearls 55

-I am taking care of business: mine not yours. -What can I occupy myself with that is different from the the thing with which I am obsessing. -The quality of my problems is improving. -If I can’t comfortably say no, it is not a relationship. -Do I give myself away so that people will like … More String Of Pearls 54

-Difficulties have the potential to help me clean up the wounds of the past. At times though, processing some difficulties feels like I am being Rotor-Rootered emotionally. -I don’t see until I see, or hear until I hear. Things take time. -My anger is loud, but my rage is louder. -Never kill someone else’s Buddha. -I never … More String Of Pearls 53

  -When in doubt, doubt. [Don’t just do something, sit there -HOW: H onesty, O bjectivity, W orthiness. -When I LET GO in regard of my past, I LET GOD bring my heart’s desires into my present. -[When I begin my decision making deliberations with the question,”What do I need?” I end up with healthier decisions. … More String of Pearls 52

It is 4:38 am. I woke up at 3:30am. I know if I went back to bed I would go to sleep. I don’t want to go back to sleep. Yesterday my Nephew Larry Wagner died. Larry was a wonderful composer. Most of his songs were Christian but the song I am thinking about was … More Larry’s Death

Live large. Let God make you bold. Addiction is that situation where you never get enough of what you down deep really don’t want. If I am uncomfortable with wealth, and plan on going to Heaven where the streets are made of gold, Heaven will be Hell. The main problem I have today is I … More String Of Pearls 51

The following ideas have helped me. I’m taking care of business: mine not yours. What can I occupy myself with that is different from the the thing with which I am obsessing. The quality of my problems is improving. If I can not comfortably say no, it is not a relationship. Do I give myself … More String of Pearls 50

The following ideas have helped me: Said by an al-anon member just before Christmas: “Someone should find Norman Rockwell’s body and put a take through his heart.” I don’t have to catch every stone thrown at me. The people that I love that have died, are not as far removed from me as I once … More String Of Pearls 49