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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*LAUGHTER Is HEALING*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The weekly meeting topic is:
I am new and I have read the 12 steps,
When I have shared on them in a meeting,
Why do people tell me to get a sponsor?

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This is a SLAMMING, STRONG support group with
a whole lot of EXPERIENCE, LOVE and HOPE that is available to you.
This a message bulletin board meeting, where people post on the
weekly topic. It takes only 1 minute to enter a password and
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the join club link, sign in and go to the left hand side and click
messages to read what others have shared and click on the post link,
now you can share on the topic of the week or whatever you would like.
There is a lot of good experience, strength and hope in here as well
as newcomers who need our support and love, PLEASE stop by,
we will leave the light on in the room and there is coffee in the back :)
Thanks for your participation and support !!!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Please Be There For The Newcomers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

January 23
I let God guide me in my recovery today,
knowing that all decisions
that come from good and love will bring me joy.
written by ~ Ruth Fishel
"Time for Joy" 
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Just for Today*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Unsuspecting Sponsor

There I lay,
Passed out cold
My son thinking
"This is gettin’ old.
Hiding proof of hangover
Stashing bottles of rum.
Wondering what I did last night
What a sorry bum.
He covered me up
And cleaned up my drink.
Emptied the rest of them
Down the kitchen sink.
Heard about some meetings
Did it on a whim.
The reason why I got sober
Was that I was hurting him.
He goes with me to meetings.
Mostly for the food
He’s proud to sit beside me
My handsome little dude.
He’s my unsuspecting sponsor
Choosing wrong from right
I promise not to give him
Another rum-filled night.

Mikie D

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Don't Use*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

If anyone has any original recovery poetry that they
would like to share with us please copy and paste it into the body
of an email and send it to me, Thanks for your support and contributions.
What I can't do alone, We do together.
In loving service, Scott ~  YOUn...@gmail.com

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Make A Meeting*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Just For Today
January 23                                  Serenity check

"Lack of daily maintenance can show up in many ways."  
Basic Text p. 91

Ever had a perfect stranger remark about how great the weather 
was, only to reply "It stinks"? When this happens, we are probably 
suffering from a lack of daily maintenance in our program.

In recovery, life can get pretty hectic. Maybe those added
responsibilities at work have got you hopping. Maybe you haven't 
been to a meeting for awhile. Perhaps you've been too busy to 
meditate, or haven't been eating regularly or sleeping well. Whatever 
the reason, your serenity is slipping.

When this happens, it is crucial that we take action. We can't afford to
let one "bad day;' complete with a bad attitude, slip into two days, four
days, or a week. Our recovery depends on our daily maintenance 
program. No matter what is happening in our lives, we can't afford to 
neglect the principles that have saved our lives.

There are many ways to recover our serenity. We can go to a meeting,
phone our sponsor, meet another recovering addict for lunch, or try to
carry the message to a newcomer. We can pray. We can take a moment 
to ask ourselves what simple things we haven't been doing. When our
attitudes head downhill, we can avert a crash with simple solutions.

Just for today: I will examine the maintenance of my daily program of
recovery.

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get Involved In Service*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Use Your Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It Doesn't Happen Overnight

We are not cured of alcoholism.  "all we really have is a daily reprieve
contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.  85

The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: "If I just don't drink,
everything will be all right." Once the fog cleared for me, I saw -- for
the first time -- the mess my life had become.  I had family, work,
financial and legal problems; I was hung up on old religious ideas; 
there were sides of my character to which I was inclined to stay blind 
because they easily could have convinced me that I was hopeless and 
pushed me toward escape again.  The Big Book guided me in resolving 
all of my problems.  But it didn't happen overnight -- and certainly not
automatically -- with no effort on my part.  I need always to recognize
God's mercy and blessings that shine through any problem I have to face.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
Daily Reflection In Loving Memory Of Scott Reeves

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden / January 23rd

A.A. Thought for the Day

Alcoholics are people whose drinking got them into
a "blind alley."  They haven't been able to learn
anything from their drinking experiences.  They are
always making the same mistakes and suffering the
same consequences over and over again.  They
refuse to admit they're alcoholic.  They still think
they can handle the stuff.  They won't swallow their
pride and admit that they're different from ordinary
drinkers.  They won't face the fact that they must
spend the rest of their lives without liquor.  They
can't visualize life without ever taking a drink.  Am
I out of this blind alley?

Meditation for the Day

I believe that God has all power.  It is His to give and
His to withhold.  But lie will not withhold it from the
person who dwells near Him, because then it passes
insensibly from God to that person.  It is breathed in
by the person who lives in God's presence.  I will learn
to live in God's presence and then I will have those
things which I desire of Him:  strength, power, and joy.
God's power is available to all who need it and are
willing to accept it.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may get myself out of the way, so that
God's power may flow in.  I pray that I may surrender
myself to that power.

"Twenty-Four Hours A Day" is a © Copyrighted book of
Hazelden Foundation.  No portion of this publication may
be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of Hazelden.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Work The Steps*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Today's Thought
JANUARY 23

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go.
Melody Beattie ©

New Energy Coming

    Fun becomes fun, love becomes love, and life becomes worth 
living. And we become grateful.
    --Beyond Codependency

There is a new energy, a new feeling coming into our life. We 
cannot base our expectations about how we will feel tomorrow, 
or even a few hours from now, on how we feel at this moment.

There are no two moments in time alike. We are recovering. 
We are changing. Our life is changing. At times, things haven't 
worked out the way we wanted. We had lessons to learn. 
The future shall not be like the past.

The truly difficult times are almost over. The confusion, the 
most challenging learning experiences, the difficult feelings 
are about to pass.

Do not limit the future by the past!

Reflect on the beginning of your recovery. Haven't there been 
many changes that have brought you to where you are now? 
Reflect on one year ago. Haven't you and your circumstances 
changed since then?

Sometimes, problems and feelings linger for a while. These 
times are temporary. Times of confusion, uncertainty, times 
of living with a particular unsolved problem do not last forever.

We make these times doubly hard by comparing them to our 
past. Each situation and circumstance has had its particular 
influence in shaping who we are. We do not have to scare 
ourselves by comparing our present and future to a painful 
past, especially our past before we began recovering or
before we learned through a particular experience.

Know that the discomfort will not be permanent. Do not try to 
figure out how you shall feel or when you shall feel differently. 
Instead, trust. Accept today, but do not be limited by it.

A new energy is coming. A new feeling is on the way. We 
cannot predict how it will be by looking at how it was or how 
it is, because it shall be entirely different. We have not worked 
and struggled in vain. It has been for and toward something.

Times are changing for the better. Continue on the path of trust 
and obedience. Be open to the new.

Today, God, help me not judge or limit my future by my past. Help 
me be open to all the exciting possibilities for change, both within 
and around me.

©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this
publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written 
permission of the publisher.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*You Are A Miracle*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep It Simple*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

I Think, Therefore I Am
by Marie T. Russell

In the 17th century, the French philosopher René Descartes came up with the "explanation for it all": "I think, therefore I am". I remember this statement being the source of debates in philosophy classes. It was the existential "which came first" story… the chicken or the egg.

Years later, I feel that his statement really is a fill-in-the-blanks statement. "I think _________, therefore I am _____________." In other words, "I think I am angry, therefore I am angry." "I think I am tired, therefore I am tired." "I think I am busy, therefore I am busy."

Now before your mind starts objecting to these statements, let's take a closer look. Maybe an example from my life might help explain. This morning as I got up, I thought about all the things I have to do today, and realized it's going to be a very busy day. So my thought was something like "I have too much to do today." I then thought about my garden and how I like to take a stroll through the garden in the morning and check out the new growth, and see who needs watering. My next thought, of course, since the previous thought had been about being too busy, was that I had no time to take a walk in the garden this morning since I had "too much to do".

So let's go back to Descartes and fill in the blanks. I think I am too busy, therefore I am too busy. So the usual conclusion to this thought is I'm too busy to go into the garden this morning… thus I don't go. [I think I am too busy to go into the garden, therefore I am too busy to go into the garden.] (However, I've been working on this programming for a while, so I overrode it, and went into the garden anyway... and it was a lovely peaceful time for me before starting my "busy" day.)

Another example? Ok. Someone says something to me that I consider insulting or hurtful. Let's go back to our fill in the blanks. I think I am insulted, therefore I am insulted. Now, I do have another alternative in how I "fill in the blanks". I think I am amused, therefore I am amused. Whichever thought I choose is the one that carries over into the "I AM".

If I choose to think someone has insulted me, then I am insulted. If I choose to think I am afraid, then I am afraid. If I choose to think I am impatient, then I am impatient. On the other side, if I choose to think I am at peace, then I am at peace (or at least headed in that direction).

I suggest you try this. Next time you find yourself feeling upset with someone (I think I am upset, therefore I am upset), replace that thought with, "I think I am at peace, therefore I am at peace". Of course, this is not a magic pill that instantly will change your reality (it might in some cases, but in others it may take a while). What it will do is change your perception of the situation. All of a sudden, it places you on the outside of your attitudes, "looking at them" rather than "being them". You, as the observer, can stand back and see "you" the "action figure" (or the actor if you will) choosing to play the role of "I am upset", "I am angry", "I am at peace", "I am too busy", "I am hurt", etc.

Once you start saying "I think I am at peace, therefore I am at peace" something shifts. It lets you see that there is another option. You are not cemented into your reactions -- they are a choice, even though we've often overlooked the fact that we had a choice. Saying I am at peace, (even if we don't feel it in the moment) helps shift our attitude from upset and anger, to a focus on choosing inner peace.

When you hear someone saying negative comments about you, your automatic programmed response may be "I am upset" (I think I am upset, therefore I am upset). However, in that moment, or in the moments following it, you can change that to "I think I am able to let that go, therefore I am able to let that go."

First the thought, then the action. It's always been that way. Everything starts with a thought. Even conception starts with a thought. You first think about doing something and then do it (or decide not to do it). All inventions started with a thought. Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb without first having a thought (or many thoughts) about it.

The thoughts always precede the actions. Thus the importance of "managing" our thoughts and not let them run rampant. They are not the "directors" of our show. They are simply the precursors to action. So if you don't like the direction your life is taking, or your day, or a particular interaction, take a look at your thoughts. Maybe you're thinking "this situation stinks". Take that thought back to our "fill-in-the-blanks". I think this situation stinks, therefore this situation stinks.

The problem is that once you think a situation is hopeless, then you give up on it and do nothing… after all if it's hopeless, there is nothing you can do. Right? Wrong! It is only your belief, your thought, that says it is hopeless. There is always hope. As long as there is life, there is hope. Even in situations as tragic as the Middle East, while there is still life, there is still hope.

We have to change our thoughts about the possibilities, about the process, about our options, about the solutions. We have to think outside of the box of our habitual programmed thinking. If your thought is "this is hopeless", or there are no solutions to this, then think again. I think there is no solution, needs to be replaced with I think there is a solution. At least then we are open to there being a solution and the possibility of finding it.

Anytime we are thinking ourselves into a dead-end, like I'm too busy, I have no time, I have no solution to this, etc. etc, its time to change our thinking. If I think I'm too busy, then I remain too busy to take time for anything other than the "busy-ness". If I think I have no answer to the problems that plague me, then I do not open the door for solutions to come in.

A great example of this is when you say you can't remember something… Try this next time: Instead of saying: "I can't remember" [I think I am not able to remember, therefore I am not able to remember.], say "I am remembering". [I think I am remembering, therefore I am remembering.] What this does is, for one, tell your subconscious mind to keep looking for that answer, and two, keeps the door open to the answer coming through. If you keep saying I can't remember, well guess what, your subconscious goes, "ok, can't remember", and it goes off to lunch and stops trying to remember. End of story. On the other hand, if you say "I am remembering" it will stay "on duty" until it finds the memory you're asking for.

In the same way if you're searching for the solutions to a problem, if you say to yourself "I don't know what to do", [I think I am unable to find an answer, therefore I am unable to find an answer] there again you've closed the door to the answer coming through. Saying "I am able to find the answer" opens the gate wide for the answers to come to you.

We can replace those dead-end thoughts and statements with some that leave the door open for solutions. "I think I am able to discover the answer, therefore I am able to discover the answer." "I think I am capable of finding a solution, therefore I am capable of finding a solution."

Now some of you might be saying this is simplistic. Well, yes it is, and that's the beauty of it. We humans seem to have a tendency to complicate things, when things really are simple… First a thought, then an action. First a belief, then a consequence of that belief. A thought, then a result to that thought (action or inaction). I think _________, therefore I am __________.

We have disempowered ourselves by thinking "small thoughts" or dead-end thoughts… thoughts fueled by low self-esteem, images of unattainable goals (to be like the "slimmer-than-life" model on TV), and thoughts rampant with self-criticism (or criticism of others). Thoughts that are self-defeating… [I think I am a failure, therefore…. I think I am not smart enough, therefore… I think I am unattractive, therefore…I think I can't do this, therefore...] The belief or thought we have sets the tone for our actions, for the life we create.

If there's one thing that can change our lives, it's to change the nature of our thoughts, of our beliefs. We are not powerless. We are powerful beyond measure. "I think I am ______________, therefore I am ____________". It's up to us to fill in the blanks with the reality we desire, not the one we don't. We can change our reality. We can make a difference in our lives and in the lives of the people around us and in the world.

We can be like the little engine that could: "I think I can, I think I can"… therefore we can. It's really up to us… no one can change our life except us… That's great because it means we don't have to wait for anyone else to change or to do anything. We have the power in our own hands to change our life, our reality, our world. "I think I can, I think I can…" and then take the next step and go for it…

About The Author
Marie T. Russell is the publisher of InnerSelf Magazine (originally
published as Mighty Natural Magazine) and The Natural Yellow 
Pages. She produced a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, 
Inner Power, from 1991-1995 which focused on themes such as 
self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus 
on transformation and reconnecting with our inner source of joy 
and creativity. Marie can be reached at ma...@innerself.com 
with personal comments and feedback, or to be placed on
a mailing list to be advised when her book becomes available.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Day At A Time*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

What Does Love Mean?

A group of professional people posed this question
to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds. "What does love mean?

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend
over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather
does it for her all the time, even when his hands got
arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8

When someone loves you, the way they say your name
is different. You just know that your name is safe in
their mouth."
Billy - age 4

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts
on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each
other."
Karl - age 5

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody
most of your French fries without making them give you
any of theirs."
Chrissy - age 6

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and
she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure
the taste is OK."
Danny - age 7

"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you
get tired of kissing, you still want to be together
and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss"
Emily - age 8

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if
you stop opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a person who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on
this planet)

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then
he wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old
man who are still friends even after they know each
other so well."
Tommy - age 6

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was
scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw
my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing
that. I wasn't scared anymore."
Cindy - age 8

"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see
anyone else kissing me to sleep at night"
Clare - age 6

"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris - age 7

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after
you left him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives
me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and
down and little stars come out of you."
Karen - age 7

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she
doesn't think it's gross."
Mark - age 6

"You really shouldn't say I love you unless you mean
it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
Jessica - age 8

And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia
once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The
purpose of the contest was to find the most caring
child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door
neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently
lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy
went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his
lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the
neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped
him cry."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*First Things First*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Searching

As a young child, one memory is clear.
I was searching for something, year after year.
What I was looking for, I wasn't quite sure.
There was a void in my life, I needed something more.

I never felt whole, I never felt quite right,
Like I was in a tunnel, looking for the light.
These feelings have been with me all of the while,
But I've always hidden behind a painted on smile.

But now I find I need look no more.
I believe I have found what I've been searching for.
The funny thing is, its been there all along.
I see it in the sun, friends, family, a song.

I see it from a mountain top, or walking on a beach.
But it had always seemed just out of my reach.
I was searching so hard, its almost a crime.
Because all of the while, I was wasting my time.

I have found this thing inside of me.
Because what I was searching for is serenity.
So now when I smile, the action's quite real.
I'm getting in touch with myself, learning to feel.

I know that I still have a long, long way to go,
And that's fine, so long as I continue to grow.

By Kathy

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Easy Does It*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Defending Walls

I have surrounded my Little Child
(my feeling  centre) deep inside
with Denial, Deception, Numbing Out,  Addiction
Co-Dependence, Anger, False Securities, Amnesia
Not  Feeling, Intellectual Rationale, Escapisms
Walls built in despair and  helplessness
able to protect me
but now they threaten to fall on  me

Step by step, day by day
I learn to tear down one more  brick
One more wall
Another defense comes tumbling down
Openness and trust slowly bring in the light
to loosen up my  heart
to heal the painful wounds
I never thought I could  face
without alcohol, drugs, sex
obsessed with having someone
escaping into wrong relationships
numbing out by keeping busy
justifying my anger

Those defensive maneuvers, the heavy  bricks
keeping me behind my prison walls
disguised the  wounds
until they became invisible ~ almost ~

A crying,  neglected child brought them to my attention
Made them visible, real,  horrible
so the healing could begin
so the walls could be brought  down
One by one, step by step

Sun shines brightly onto the  healing Child
Now that the walls are tumbling down

©2003  Stella Raymonde Savoie Johnson

With Love & Blessings
Stella

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Live And Let Live*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Process

I walk down the street.
There is a hole.
I don't see it.
I fall in.
It isn't my fault.
It takes a very long time to get out.
I walk down the same street.
There is still a deep hole.
I pretend not to see it.
I fall in.
I pretend it's still not my fault.
It takes a long time to get out.
I walk down the same street.
There is still the same deep hole.
I see it.
I fall in anyway.
It's a habit.
I get out quicker this time.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole.
I see it.
I walk around it.
I don't fall in.
I walk down a different street.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep The Focus On You*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

I Want To

I want to run
But do not know where
I want to love
But no ones here
I want to give
But no one will receive
I want to be honest
But can only deceive
I want to stop
But can't right now
I want answers
To the question how
I want to be honest
But have to steal
I want to experience life
Yet nothing is real
I want to stop getting high
And putting drugs in
Try as I may
I can not break from this sin
I want to have things my way
Now God has control today
I wanted sobriety
When I came to your door
I finally got it
Now I want more
Now in recovery
Is where I live
Now in my heart
I want to give and give
The more I give away
You see
The more God
Blesses me

12/12/2001 ©
Daniel M Corkery
DMCDREAMER's Page of Poetry

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Let God and Let Go*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think
they are better than they think they are.
He forces you to have a good opinion of yourself.
He lets you know he believes in you.
He makes you get more out of yourself.
And once you learn how good you really are,
you never settle for playing anything less than your very best.
Reggie Jackson

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.
Lady Bird Johnson

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

One message that keeps us separate from the love that can free us
goes like this: If I've been hurt, I never want to hurt like that again.
I'm going to build a wall and never really trust.
Never let go again. I'm going to build that wall of isolation.
In "You've got a Friend," James Taylor sings:
"People can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you,
and take your soul if you let them..."
We feel that way at times,
but closing your heart doesn't build what we want to experience.
We require something greater.
Mary Manin Morrissey

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To Believe*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass
without comment is a wonderful social grace.
Judith Martin 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Look For The Beauty*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.
French Proverb

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Today Is A Gift*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

I  came for the cake,
And
I came to believe.....

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep Stepping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Do you know anyone who is a "wet blanket,"
someone who dampens your brightest ideas by saying,
"That will never work"?
Take a sopping wet blanket,
place it in the linen closet atop dry bedding,
and soon you've got two wet blankets.
We can absorb the energy of negativity
if we lack a protective layer.
Eleanor Roosevelt said, "All the water in the world
can't drown you if it doesn't get in you."
We build that protective layer
by building our relationship with God.
The truth of who we are, and the greatness
we are meant to experience, is bigger than anyone
or any circumstance that would try to hold us back.
Mary Manin Morrissey

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Stay In The Light*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

If there is light in the soul,
there will be beauty in the person.

If there is beauty in the person,
there will be harmony in the house.

If there is harmony in the house,
there will be order in the nation.

If there is order in the nation,
there will be Peace in the world.

(Chinese Proverb)

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Take A Moment To GIVE (NO COST)*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Track Your Impact in GIVING

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Promise, Many Gifts*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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When we hug we pray,
Stay in the Light, 
In loving service,
Scott H. from N.Y. ~ cleandate 10/27/88
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       ==  ==      "we are each of us angels 
  <^\()/\()/^>       with but one wing,  
      \/  \/  \/       and can only fly by 
       /  \/  \        embracing each other"
       `""``""`

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