Keep Moving Forward

Posted November 30, 2023 - Energy

If you can't fly, then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

— Martin Luther King Jr. —

If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward…

November Energy and Within You

Posted November 28, 2023 - Energy

Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.

— Hermann Hesse —

Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself…

Grateful-Just Be

Posted November 26, 2023 - Fear, Gratitude

You cannot be grateful and bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful.

— Unknown —

You cannot be grateful and bitter. You cannot be grateful and unhappy. You cannot be grateful and without hope. You cannot be grateful and unloving. So just be grateful…

Complete Compassion

Posted November 25, 2023 - Energy

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

— Jack Kornfield —

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete…

Me Too

Posted November 24, 2023 - Energy

Taking care of yourself doesn't mean me first; it means me too.

— L.R. Knost —

Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean me first; it means me too…

Measuring Thanksgiving

Posted November 23, 2023 - Gratitude, Helping Others

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

— W.T. Purkiser —

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving…

November Energy and Light

Posted November 22, 2023 - Energy

An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.

— Unknown —

An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly…

You and Your To-Do List

Posted November 21, 2023 - Energy

Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day, and the rest will fall into place.

— Unknown —

Reflection A statement I often heard while attending AA meetings was, “Your recovery is a selfish program.” I recall asking my AA sponsor how to justify working a selfish program after my addiction, born from selfishness and self-centeredness, had nearly wrecked my life. He explained that all aspects of my life would rise and fall…

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