Missing The Signs
I was on the freeway recently when the interchange between freeways came up suddenly. I realized I was in the wrong lane and I missed my exit. I would have…
No Expectations
The benefit of having no expectations is that I will rarely be disappointed. I heard this the other day and started to think about the addict. I started to think…
Missing The Addict
Lately, I want the luxury of being able to miss the addict. I want to think about her, her beautiful smile and infectious laugh. I want to be able to sit…
Step Seven
Step Seven suggests that I can do away with my character defects by humbly asking my Higher Power for help. One such defect I have asked for help with is…
A New Way Of Thinking
If I saw an insane person on the street, I would not try to talk sense to that person. Why do I think I can try to talk sense to…
Sharing My Newfound Hope
When I started in Nar-Anon, I knew my life was out of control. Before I went to my first meeting, I had exhausted every resource I could think of and…
Reactions
I believe that I have always been a perfectionist. If there was problem lurking somewhere in my family, I found it and worked on it until it was solved. My…
Keeping My Distance
Recently I was having lunch on the veranda of a condo with a wonderful view of a beautiful beach. I was peacefully watching the pelican fish, and a pair of…
Hope Versus Expectations
I am living in a period full of hope: I feel hope without any basis for expecting obtainment. This is how I have been feeling for the last several weeks…
The Gift of Today
My need to be in control had caused me to obsess with worry about the future and to have regrets of the past. When the addict was out using, I would mistakenly…