What Me Worry?

In this land of freedom, ... [many of us] jealously guard our right to do as we please; we [want to] keep the rules few and simple. Yet confronted by school shootings and terrorist attacks, promiscuity and irresponsible parents, lying politicians and greedy evangelists, ... [others] plead for more standards, tougher laws, real accountability. ... In such an environment, discussion of laws and standards conjures up anxiety, confusion, frustration, resignation or anger. (J. Marshall Jenkins in The Upper Room Disciplines - 2003, 13 September) 26 February 2013

I Can See Clearly

Start somewhere to unhook your mind from confusions, but don't do anything about your problems until you can see them clearly. (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 21 December) 28 December 2012

The Way Through Life

Photo: Mr. Dickie 

Christmas Tree In The Great Hall Of The Library of Congress

I will not complicate the present by reviewing the past; nor will I dread what may happen.  (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 16 November)

The only possible way to improve the conditions of one's life is to improve one's emotional condition.  (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 29 November)

To search out the reasons for my own [behaviors] is a voyage of discovery. (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 3 December)

Start somewhere to unhook your mind from confusions, but don't do anything about your problems until you can see them more clearly.  (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 21 December)

There is no easy way through life. (The Promise Of A New Day, 19 December)
6 January 2012