Can You Confess? And Why?

One day this week, I had a response to a blog about being honest with yourself in taking a personal inventory. It was great to get a response; it’s nice to know someone actually reads what I write. The response was about being a former Catholic and the real benefit she saw in the Catholic tradition of confession.

It is a great lead in for me in my personal re... Read More

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On A Run of Bad Luck? And Wonder Why?

For a long time I thought I was on a run of bad luck!

My wife had left me, friends were pulling away, and nothing seemed to come together at work, not to mention I never won the lottery or even a lucky draw?

Ever had that feeling?? Just plain bad luck.

It’s funny after I decided to seek help and... Read More

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How Many Personalities Hanging In Your Closet?

I get a chance to go to some very interesting meetings with some very bright people. All should understand you meet very bright people in recovery programs; they were smart enough to do something about their living problems.

Today a person stated that during his “dark” days, he has innumerable personalities hanging in his cl... Read More

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Sick As Your Secrets?/Transparency

What a great reminder tonight, and it tied in to closing off my personal inventory.

I, like many others, had secrets buried deep inside of me that I honestly thought I die with. No one ever had to know.

Today I am aware that these secrets caused guilt and shame daily, and some I had buried so deep that in my own Disneyland, they we... Read More

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Are You A Friend of You?

In doing an inventory, this was one of the questions I asked myself. I continue to ask it on a regular basis. How would I feel about doing or witnessing certain actions to or being done to a friend? In this context, I’ve inflicted things on myself I’d never wish on another person, and allowed things to happen to me that I’d stop if I saw t... Read More

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