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To love myself more perfectly.

October 6, 2008 in Service | 7 comments

It’s funny, the ideas that people get about the relationship between loving others and loving themselves. The conventional wisdom is that learning to love oneself is essential to loving others. Yet 12 step programs insist that we must place others ahead of ourselves in order to recover. I was at a meeting the other night where [...]

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Grand Illusion

March 23, 2008 in Hope | 11 comments

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. The light is not an illusion. The tunnel is. -unknown I noticed this sign above the door of a meeting I occasionally go to and it just struck me. It seemed profound enough, but it wasn’t till I woke up this morning and read Sweet Pea’s post where [...]

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Extra Credit Karma

January 2, 2008 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

“Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.” - Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 77 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I don’t mean to sound like I’m bragging here [...]

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