Not long ago I was talking to a good friend. He asked me if there was one area of knowledge in which I was an expert what would it be. I immediately answered ” I am a world class expert in one area. I know the things that do not work. That is because every … More Mistakes
George drives George crazy. I cannot blame anyone else. All other people ever do is reveal my hidden craziness. The always present dark side of my people pleasing is my resentment. If I meditate without following up with obedience, I end up with spiritual pride. If I try to obey without the power meditation … More Good Ideas
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
Choices……It seems to me, that before I got serious about recovery that my life was characterized by choices between unacceptable alternatives. I frequently felt like I just did not have good choices. When I began working seriously on my recovery within a program, it seems to me my life was characterized by having to choose … More Choices
Years ago, I was in a very low place in my family life, in my professional life and in my spiritual life. At that time I met a man at church whose name was Warren. I liked what I heard him saying when he gave devotionals. He seemed very bright, articulate, informed, and sensitive. I … More My Imaginatiom
The doctrine of original sin teaches that man is by nature totally sinful, and without redeeming qualities. I think that Original Sin is a particularly unbiblical idea. According to Genesis, man is made in the image of God not in the image of some evil creature, that is fundamentally flawed. Therefore, I am not an … More The Lie of Original Sin
A Truly Merry Christmas…..Said by an Al-Anon member just before Christmas: “Someone should find Norman Rockwell’s body and put a stake through his heart.” My Christmas will not be what Rockwell says it should be. It will be what it is and within what it is there will be much for which I can be … More Merry Christmas
There is a huge difference between feeling loved and feeling I am lovable. If I have to have your love to feel I am OK then I tend to be a people pleaser. My neediness gobbles down the love and praise from you and then I have to look for more. I have to have my … More Free to Love
When I was CEO at union Rescue Mission in L.A. I had a globe of the world in my office. I had taken the globe apart and put it back together again upside down so the South pole was on the top.I liked doing that because it upset some people and that gave me the … More When My World Turns upside Down
George Caywood 