THE FALSE COMFORT OF SELF-PITY: Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off…
Courage to Change: If I don’t know how to respond to a situation today, why not try responding with kindness? Whether I accept or turn down a request, agree or…
One Day at a Time in Al-Anon: No wonder that both AA and Al-Anon stress the importance of living just one day at a time. How much precious thinking-time we…
People-pleasing “…approval-seeking behavior carried us further into our addiction….” – Basic Text, p. I4 When others approve of what we do or say, we feel good; when they disapprove, we…