July 2012
“Write what you know.”
“I am trying to do what I can to love, today. Can anything else be more...”
– Pasadena, Calif., April 1978, From: “The Power of Good”, Spiritual Awakenings
I Must Keep Going
What I desire most is to be faithful and to finish the race.
It doesn’t matter if I finish running or crawling; all I want is to finish and hear the Father say to me, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23). — from Hiking the Camino
Henry Clay & His Civil War Warning ... Unheard
A thought for June 29-30: Warning America of impending civil war (11 years before the start of it) Henry Clay addressed the Senate, July 22, 1850, stating: “If there be a war, I will not assert what party would prevail for you know, sir, what all history teaches that few wars have ever terminated in the accomplishment of the objects for which they were commenced. Think alone of our God, our...
The Shared Gift
Faith is more than our greatest gift; its sharing with others is our greatest responsibility.
May we of AA continually seek the wisdom and the willingness by which we may well fulfill that immense trust which the Giver of all perfect gifts has placed in our hands.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 13
God enters us through our wounds.
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
– ~ Mark Twain
“At days end, in darkest hours, when you find yourself naked, and vulnerable, can...”
“I’m old enough to know better,
but young enough to do it again,
and wise...”
“Let go of your worries
and be completely clear-hearted,
like the face of a...”
– #Rumi
“Women are like the police.
They can have all the evidence in the world,
but...”
“I wrote you a letter and set it on fire to allow the ashes and swirling smoke to...”
– Celtic MoonDance
“Within tears, find a hidden laughter; seek treasure amid ruins, sincere one.”
– ~ #Rumi
“Tequila made her clothes fall off.
Jack Daniel’s made her vandalize her...”
“A little of your time can make a big difference in someone’s day, even one...”
– Aine Belton
Earth adds leap second tonight →
usatoday:
Tonight, at 7:59 p.m. E.S.T., we get a minute that will last 61 seconds.
How are you spending your extra second?
June 2012
“Within the souls of those that have thrived through tragedy there is often,...”
– Celtic MoonDance
“You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running...”
– Rwandan Proverb
“The world made more sense when girls understood that a boy throwing rocks at her...”
“Life is ever changing and I am ever adapting.”
“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”
– Mark Twain
