I want to talk about how we talk about tough stuff today. There are a lot of difficult things going on in the world right now, and I feel like we have reached an unprecedented level of polarization in America. Everything – even a major community health crisis like a
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“Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.” ~~Unknown “Your wound is probably not your fault, but your healing is your responsibility.” ~~Denice Frohman “Practice the
“The beginning is always today.” -Mary Shelley “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for your senses to grow sharper.” -W.B. Yeats “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” -Plato _______________________________________________________________ #1 I have a life-threatening problem that once had me. I now take charge
“The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior.” ~~M. Scott Peck “Being more aware creates responsibility. What does responsibility mean? It means the ability to respond. The more conscious you are in your ability
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~~African Proverb “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” ~~Helen Keller “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and
WFS is proud to announce the start of a new face-to-face meeting! Sharon Hill, PA Sundays at 7:00 PM Please email [email protected] with questions and to obtain the exact location of the meeting. Please join us in extending our gratitude to the volunteer Certified Moderator who has made the commitment
“You are your best thing.” ~~Toni Morrison “I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things….I play with leaves, I skip down the street and run against the wind.” ~~Leo Buscaglia “Determine to live life with flair and laughter.” ~~Maya Angelou _______________________________________________________________ #11 Enthusiasm is my daily exercise. I treasure the
Feminism & Women For Sobriety by Jean Kirkpatrick, PhD In the early years, I was always startled when persons referred to WFS as part of the feminist movement and yet, I see quite clearly that it is. Although I always knew that the values sought for through the Program are
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” ~~Eden Ahbez “To be fully seen by somebody, then , and be loved any how this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” ~~Elizabeth Gilbert “To be loved and to love, takes courage.
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ~~Maya Angelou “Life goes on….whether you choose to move and take a chance in the unknown. Or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could’ve been.” ~~Stephanie
