Courage to Change: One beautiful day, a man sat down under a tree, not noticing it was full of pigeons. Shortly, the pigeons did what pigeons do best. The man…
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Courage to Change: I’m apt to think of Step Seven — “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings” — as a Step I take tearfully and on my knees. I’ve…
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Courage to Change: “I’ve chosen my epitaph,” says an Al-Anon friend. “I want it to read, ‘He’s finally minding his own business.’” We laugh, enjoying some relief in contemplating the…
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Courage to Change: Part of my recovery has involved reversing some old ways of thinking. It had been my habit to avoid painful feelings and situations, to play it safe…
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Courage to Change: I often struggle to know what is my will and what is God’s. I feel serenity slipping from me while a war is waged within my mind…
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