The third step is the last piece to building a solid foundation in your path. No home is sturdy without a foundation that is unshakeable. Steps one and two begin the introduction to believing there is a power greater than your problems and you. The beliefs you held prior to these first two steps should…
Now that you have completed step one it is important to follow up with step two. The link to the A. A. 12×12 will provide you an online book to read, if you wish. Women, you may find the language of the 12×12 more masculine. The replacement for this would be A Woman’s Way Through…
Today is the first day to the rest of your life. Remember that saying? When you strike out to create a change in your life, each day is the first day to your life. Each day is different, new, and rewarding, regardless of what happens. We take the good and the bad, the hard and…
There are over 200 fellowships around the world that have adopted the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Each fellowship has adjusted the language to fit with the primary problem of its members. Within each step lies a spiritual concept and a principle that is a part of daily life. The essence of the 12-steps is to…
What is spiritual counseling? Does it mean I have to believe in God? I do not belong to a religion, does that matter? These are just a few of the questions I have been asked over the years. There are more, but my fingers would get tired. Actually every question I have heard is tied…
There are several reasons that you may not feel up and bright today. Stress is one of the biggest. Listening to the news, reading about the financial difficulties the country is having, work related worries, and family related worries. How do you get relief? If you are like I was, reaching for the bottle, aspirin…
There are a great number of activities occurring this month, April. But there is even more occurring in my brain. 🙂 April is: National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Autism Awareness Month Listing the three that seem the most important today. All links open in a new window or tab, depending on…
What has the title got to do with spirituality and recovery? Plenty. Your health effects your mood and mind, altering the way you feel and perceive the world. Think about it for a minute, the last time you got sick, how did you behave and feel? Hard to be kind and generous when you feel…
JFB Marketing: Always Move Forward with Everything you do.. One of the many benefits to belonging to networks is you make new friends, from all over the world. Sort of makes the world feel smaller. Today at ApSense a friend sent a note about an article he published at his blog. After reading it I…
The New Spiritual Paradigm. Here is another view of the Spiritual Paradigm. The life of a spiritual pattern as set by prophets of old. Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and others. Take a few moments and read. Not difficult or time consuming. Maybe something will resonate with you as it did me. There are times when another’s…
