Thoughts to help you break out of discouragement and shame
Recovery can feel like a lonely road at times. As you plod along, it’s easy to start believing that you are somehow different than everyone else. But. . .you are not unique. Your struggle is not unique. Your thoughts are not unique. Your failings are not unique. Your fears are not unique. The Bible says…
Recovery is seldom quick or easy. It is created bit by bit through an accumulation of small successes . . . and, often, a few failures. Even the most committed recovering addict may find themselves slipping back into old patters and behaviors from time to time, as they are experimenting with new ways to cope…
Perhaps you’ve seen this encouraging bit of prose as you’ve wandered on the web: God can turn a MESS into a MESSage; a TEST into a TESTimony; a TRIal into a TRIumph; a VICtim into a VICTORY — Unknown It is so true. When we have a message, a testimony, a triumph, and a…
Have you ever felt like you’ve been dealt a particularly bad hand in the game of life and now you’re stuck with it? If we haven’t exactly been handed a bed of roses, it’s easy to begin feeling like a victim. We may not even realize that we don’t have to just roll over and…
At some point in most of our lives we come face to face with what could have been/what should have been. We may experience deep regret over the choices we’ve made and paths that we’ve taken. We are saddened by the years of “wasted” time, energy and opportunities. We agonize over the fact that we…
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