Years ago I went to Magic Mountain with my 4 daughters.I was going to sit out Magic Mountains huge Roller Coastal because it was too scary things are too scary for me to enjoy. The girls would not let me get away with that. They said, “Dad, all our lives you have been telling us … More Being Brave
I took out a page from the Linda Moll Douglas Encyclopedia of Good Human Behavior. The thing I am going to write about here is the manner of life she just does instinctively ever day of her life. I was shopping at a grocery store I like because it feels like it is a store for people … More Noticing Lovely People
I went to Kearny High School in San Diego. Things at home were tough for me because of my angry mom. At school I took Honors English from a kind, fun and loving woman. She was a breath of fresh air to me. I really enjoyed her class . A few times I helped her … More Bullying
Tonight I am very tired. I look forward to a restful nights sleep.Monday I will be with two of my beloved sisters. One of them is the blonde in the picture just behind me. The next two are my much missed brother David and my sister Ruby. David and Ruby are gone from me now. … More Inescapable Love
There is a piece ancient spiritual wisdom that is widely known. It says “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can move mountains”. I have recently realized that that saying puts the emphasis less on the size of my faith and more on the size of my Higher Power [hereafter HP]. … More Mustard Seed Faith
The following ideas have helped me. The price I pay for the privilege I have of living in this incredibly enjoyable world, is the work I have to do to make the bad stuff work for me. I am in the world to care, not to cure. There is a difference between being childlike and … More Good Program Ideas 3
Peace With God…..The point of Romans is that we have peace with God. We are welcome in the presence of God. What we need is not the faith to be saved from Hell. That is such a negative perspective. We have been totally accepted, totally loved and that love and acceptance has been totally been … More Peace With God
[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
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
George Caywood 