by Ellen C. | Mar 19, 2023 | Literature Corner
Bookmarks – March – The Big Three The Big Three Like most home groups, mine holds a monthly Steps/Traditions meeting. We did something a little different this month, using two books to delve into Step Three: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over...
by Ellen C. | Feb 25, 2023 | Literature Corner
Bookmarks – February – Who was Lois W.? Who was Lois W.? Her husband, Bill, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous. She threw a shoe at Bill and yelled, “Damn your old meetings,” when he asked if she was ready to go to a meeting with him. Then she realized that her own...
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...
