The Pitty Pot Won't Do You Any Good How often do we find ourselves getting upset over trivial things, that are just a waste of our precious time? We talk to a friend and all we can hear them saying is, "My basement flooded yesterday, and my washer just died, and my table would look... ( added 1 year 176 days ago.)

Did We Know More Before We Were Born Or After I have heard several times in my life, either by reading, or listening to others, that we pick the parents we want to be born to. What do we know while still a little seedling in Heaven, that prepares us to go by instincts in which... ( added 1 year 180 days ago.)

Don't Let Resentment Trap You In An Angry Mind Resentment is said to be one of our biggest offenders. "From it stems all forms of spiritual disease, for we have not only been mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick." This is from The Big Book Of a Twelve Step Program. It... ( added 1 year 180 days ago.)

Computer Buddies Can Become The Best Of Friends How often do we have a conversation with someone, and not be interrupted? Is it difficult at times to say what is truly on our mind, because we are upset, and don't want to cry? Well, thanks to technology, we can now sit in the comfort of our own... ( added 1 year 183 days ago.)

"We Are Going To Know A New Freedom And A New Happiness" This was one of the promises I heard when I started going to twelve step meetings. My life was a mess, what were they talking about? I had made myself get to a meeting in the same church I taught Sunday school-my daughter's picture was on one of... ( added 1 year 187 days ago.)

Where Evil Lies, There Is Mercy For The Humble There are so many unfortunate people who have been victims of violent crimes. Millions. A world filled with rapes, beatings, torture, shootings, bullies, drugs, drug Lords, gangs, robberies and more. We hear about them, other people have... ( added 1 year 188 days ago.)

Hell Hath No Fury Compared To God’s Strength There is no situation, no person, no animal, that can compare with the Glory and strength of God. When we have problems we cannot overcome, and pray over, God will take care of us, even if it's not in the way we had hoped. As long as we... ( added 1 year 189 days ago.)

Our Pain Today, May Be Our Gain Tomorrow Everything we do in this life can extract some type of good. Even the most horrific things, like the death of our parents. The good that came from my parents both passing, was that I'd never have to go through that again. I'm 51, so I have... ( added 1 year 190 days ago.)

Speaking In Front Of A Twelve Step Program Those that do not know about twelve step programs, must understand for the sake of relating, that these meetings are often time saving people's lives, keeping them working and providing for their families, and mostly, keeping their sanity. When... ( added 1 year 191 days ago.)

How Do You Put Yourself Back Together I have found that there are two ways to get through this life of ours. One is to let everything and everyone cause you harm and pain and distrust. The other is to pick yourself up from whatever it is that has you feeling you have been destroyed... ( added 1 year 191 days ago.)

How Far Should You Push Yourself There are so many different types of people. Some are laid back and slowly slip through life, like a snail. Nothing gets them upset. If you drop a box of 12 eggs, one person might simply start cleaning it up, while telling you it's no big deal... ( added 1 year 192 days ago.)

What Cloud Is Your God On Just say God was an angry, judgmental, vengeful God. This would explain why He would create human beings of all races. He would revel in the Glory of sitting high upon a cloud while His "people" thought of more and more ways to judge each other... ( added 1 year 193 days ago.)

You Don’t Have To Hide From Yourself Throughout our lives we are introduced to many different people, and are exposed to an array of information, starting in preschool. We learn through books, through socialization, and through having to take and obey orders. Through this whole... ( added 1 year 194 days ago.)

Oh, If We Could Only Live In My World If I lived in my world, I'd be able to trust everyone I came in contact with. As it is, I am very naive about the manipulations and deceit that goes on among people. I had to learn in the absolute hardest way, by experience. Over the years, I... ( added 1 year 195 days ago.)

Tomorrow, It Will Get Better If each day that we experience passes, and we believe that the next day will be better, we can't lose. We are going to bed anticipating a good day when we wake up. It doesn't mean it's going to happen, but a good night's sleep is worth believing... ( added 1 year 195 days ago.)

Don't Let Your Spitual Light Blow Out We all have the Light of God within us, and it is up to us, I believe, to expose that Light to the world in a positive fashion. Sometimes it's easy. We meet someone nice and honest, and we befriend them and have a mutual relationship based on... ( added 1 year 195 days ago.)

In The Darkness, The Light Is Revealed There may be times when we are so overwhelmed, so desolate, so depressed, so broken, we don't know how to get out of those feelings. Our bodies feel numb, it's an effort to do anything, and there is no ambition to try. Our outlook is bleak and... ( added 1 year 197 days ago.)

Can You Sit Still For A Minute I have had friends that were constantly on the go. They couldn't sit still for a minute. They weren't even finished with what they were doing before they were already trying to do something else. They were involved with their families to the point... ( added 1 year 198 days ago.)

How To Calm A Restless Soul I was born with a restless soul. At three years old, I walked down to a neighbor's, whom we didn't know, and told her my mother was having a baby. They became best friends. As I got older, my father and I disagreed more and more. I never backed... ( added 1 year 199 days ago.)

Why Do We Have To Live In The Moment Sometimes, living in the moment isn't exactly the happiest place to be. It has to be done, you can't fast forward the flu, or a cold, or lying back in the dentist chair. You can't stop your car from rolling over on a busy highway, after hitting... ( added 1 year 199 days ago.)

I Am The Sum Of All My Experiences Considering my age, I have had almost eighteen thousand, nine hundred and eighty days worth of experiences, since birth. In almost fifty two years, I have lived every minute, learning and yearning. Learning how to live life and take care of... ( added 1 year 202 days ago.)

Our Minds Hold All The Lessons We've Learned Our life should emanate from within, out. All of our feelings of safety and security and compassion and passion and honesty and integrity, begin in our soul, and are passed over to our heart in times of need. Our minds hold all the truths... ( added 1 year 204 days ago.)

Feast Or Famine, Or Just Good Enough I think we learn as we travel through life, that more is best, and none is cause for alarm. As we are coloring a picture, some are content with the crayon they are using, and some need a pile in front of them. They get upset if someone needs one... ( added 1 year 205 days ago.)

How My Computer Saves My Sanity I'd have to say my computer is my most trusted friend. No matter what is going on in my life, I can always count on my computer to get my mind off things. I can tell it anything. I can write and swear and talk about people and tell off those... ( added 1 year 206 days ago.)

Are You Positive Stubborn Or Negative Stubborn I believe there are two ways to qualify as a "stubborn person." One, is to be obnoxious, demanding and unwavering. Also, offensive repulsive, and hateful. Some can be annoying, objectionable, disagreeable, displeasing and repugnant. The people... ( added 1 year 206 days ago.)