by Ellen C. | Jan 14, 2023 | Literature Corner
Bookmarks – January – Change Starts with Me Change Starts with Me It’s January! Yipee! A great time for belt-tightening of all sorts. For instance, I confess to eating so much candy and cookies over the holidays that my tongue put on a coat of something...
by Ellen C. | Dec 6, 2022 | Literature Corner
Bookmarks – December – Choose Joy Choose Joy “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Or so the song goes. Yes, it can be. Or not. For many of us, myself included, the time before and during the holidays can be marked by extreme stress, and that’s not even...
by Ellen C. | Nov 4, 2022 | Literature Corner
Bookmarks – November – God Jobs God Jobs My husband calls them “God jobs.” They’re those times when the Higher Power is clearly, unquestionably present. Not that my Higher Power isn’t in complete control of my life all the time. (If only I believed that all the...
by Ellen C. | Sep 14, 2022 | Literature Corner
Bookmarks – September – The Power of Repetition The Power of Repetition In a recent Forum issue, I read a sentence that stopped my eyes. It talked about Al-Anon as a program of repetition. What hit me was how true that is in my life: I need to work my program...
by Ellen C. | Aug 6, 2022 | Literature Corner
Bookmarks – August – Oh Them Changes Oh Them Changes… Can you feel it? The calendar page flips to August and a change takes place. The days can still be sticky and hot, but gradually, or sometimes all at once, the evenings shift cooler. Parents, usually...
