I find I sometimes lack trust and faith that all is well no matter what is going on. To know my Higher Power has the answers to my problems and I will become aware of those answers when it is time for me to know, this is my hope.
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“Let Go and Let God”
Let Go and Let God” were words that triggered me: How could I not try and fix the issues? How could I let things just be? And, If there was a God, why were these things happening to me? I always needed to feel in control and make sure that things would work out. For the first 40 years of my life, this was my normal way of dealing with life.
Brokenness
The rooms of Al-Anon – and AA – are full of broken people. We enter shattered by heartbreak and worry . . . the effects of alcoholism on our lives. But in the rooms, we find hope that we can laugh again.
Sewing, a Metaphor for Life
It had been more than 30 years since I’d sewn for myself. I used to sew a lot, but once I went back to teaching I stopped. I spent a month preparing to begin again. I shopped in my sister’s closets for fabric, purchased some new tools:
Deciding to Serve
We often say yes to everything and everyone but yet we often say no to service and our recovery. This is what I heard from a dear recovery sister of mine as I discussed accepting the nomination as the alternate district rep. The effects of alcoholism and other isms cause me to fear new opportunities for fear of failure.