That’s the Rub
“If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?”
-Rumi
“If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?”
-Rumi
The same thoughts and doubts I had about myself are now emerging as thoughts and doubts about my recovery. I find intrusive thoughts about my self-worth and my value to others invading my day.
“Embracing ourodinr vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.”
– Brene Brown
I have found a Power in recovery that helps me grow towards being who I was intended to be. It is rarely an easy journey. There are constant challenges.
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.
– Brene Brown
Don P. was member of Alcoholics Anonymous from Aurora, CO. He died on March 20, 2005 with over 37 years sobriety. You can listen to Don by going to the Speaker tab.
“This isn’t about me demonstrating for God what I can do;
its about God demonstrating through me what He can do.”
– Don P.
I can’t allow the things I think I know to prevent me from learning the things I need to know.
Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.
– Alfred Pennyworth
We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
– Albert Einstein
“He explained to me, with great emphasis, that every question possessed a power that was lost in the answer… Man comes closer to God through the questions he asks Him, he liked to say.”
– Excerpt from ‘Night” by Elie Wiesel
“Computers are useless. They only give you answers.”
– Pablo Picaso