Monday Thoughts 12/28/2020

“When you quit drinking you stop waiting.”  ~~Caroline Knapp “Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it.”  ~~Jamie Lee Curtis “There are women succeeding beyond their wildest dreams because of their sobriety.”  ~~Mary Karr #1 I have a life-threatening problem that once

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Monday Thoughts 12/21/2020

“Responsibility is accepting that you are the cause and the solution of the matter.”  ~~Anonymous “Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.”  ~~Adrienne Rich

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Monday Thoughts 12/14/2020

  “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”  ~~E.E. Cummings “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”  ~~Eleanor Roosevelt “Trust yourself.  Create the kind of self

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Monday Thoughts 12/07/2020

“A contented heart is a calm sea in the midst of all storms.”  ~~Anonymous “Contentment comes from many great and small acceptances in life.”  ~~Anonymous “Comparison makes finding contentment a million times harder.”  ~~Anonymous #11 Enthusiasm is my daily exercise. I treasure the moments of my New Life. Enthusiasm has

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Monday Thoughts 11/30/2020

“Acceptance is simply love in practice.  When you love, you accept.  When you lack love, you judge.”  ~~A. Naskar “Pause and remember—when you fight reality, you will lose every time.  Once you accept the situation for what it truly is, not what you want it to be, you are then

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Monday Thoughts 11/23/2020

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength.  However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”  ~~Ann Landers “Let go of certainty.  The opposite isn’t uncertainty.  It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness

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2021 Conference Logo Challenge

It’s that time of year again! The WFS Conference Management Team invites you to participate in this year’s Conference Logo Challenge! We are seeking an image that represents our slogan and can lay the foundation for our conference marketing and materials theme this year. Our conference theme this year is:

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WFS Strategic Planning

What’s Your Vision for the Future of Women for Sobriety? WFS requests your participation in our Envision the Future Strategic Planning Survey.  Rooted in WFS’s mission, strategic planning helps us set priorities, focus resources, and strengthen operations.  The survey asks for your input on several topics: The WFS overall mission, vision and

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Monday Thoughts 11/16/2020

“There is comfort in acceptance.  There is unexpected growth of seedlings of life if we take the risk of opening ourselves up.”  ~~Jan Warner “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers simple.’~~ Dr. Seuss “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity.  It is the

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Monday Thoughts 11/9/2020

 “Don’t forget to love yourself” – Soren Kierkegaard “Love is not just something we say or write.  Love is the face we put on, the clothes we wear, the way we walk and move…our very heart and soul.”  – Amy E. Dean from Night Light. We are all willing to love and

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