My basic spiritual help these days is te Al-Anon program. I have been in the program over 22 years. The title of this piece is “I am too Growing”> I am saying that too myself. No matter how well I am doing I too often start my self criticism motor and critcise myself. A few … More I Am To Growing
[Names are changed]. Dear Helen, Neither you nor I had that. Your sisters, Amy and Patricia, had that person, namely you. My younger sister had that person in me. I have seen that Amy and Patricia trust and revere you. I saw it in their eyes as they looked at you at the meeting a … More The Gift of Trusting Again
I think everyone should consider the advice that Jesus gave. If we had we may have thought differently about voting for Trump. The trouble was that Hillary also was a lover of money. Bernie was the only candidate that passed this test. I would have voted for him except I was afraid of rump. [Oops, … More The Love of Money
The Christian’s One Job…..It is my opinion is Christians are only asked by God to be an open window through which the love of God can flow. If we do that we can as St Paul says “Bring down strongholds of evil’ Again as Jesus says in John, if we are loving to each … More Our One Basic Job
I read an understanding of Christian maturation years ago. It changed me then and supports me now.In the first state folks are living in Chaos. To Get out of chaos many folks seek Spiritual Rebirth. I did it at Church at church seeking Rebirth . Then still part of the second stage seeking the Baptism … More Spiritual Maturity
Living fearlessly…..Christ once said that if we had faith mustard seed we could move mountains. When he said that he was on less on the size of our faith and more on the size of our God.In other words, he was saying that the tiniest faith in such an enormously powerful God would produce stunningly … More Beating Fear
The 11th step says that I am only to pray for God’s will. When I started Al-anon that felt restrictive. I could have said my whole life I have hesitated to consider that level of surrender as restrictive because I remember how uncomfortable I felt when an elder woman prayed that I would learn to … More God’s Will
The Woman’s March was such a good thing to happen. In fact, my ever deepening to civil rights came from defending civil rights. I am talking about my own 4 daughters, The Christian HS and Junior High school. The HS enraged me with there attitude toward girl students, I did not swallow my anger and … More The Love of Justice
I like the idea of faith being that which keeps me doing the right thing even in situations where It seems like I can not hope to live long enough to see results for which I hope. That kind of faith helps me do the right thing and depend on my Higher Power to accomplish … More Long Term Faith
Being loved vs Being Lovable……..If I depend on being loved I tend to be a people pleaser. My neediness gobbles down the praise and then I have to look for more. I have to have my sense of being loved to be constantly refreshed. If I feel I am lovable your act of love stays … More Being Loved or Believing One Is Lovable
George Caywood 