Jan 15th, 2010
by Mary P Jones.
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evilnick on Flickr
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Our family keeps a pretty rigorous schedule, with nearly every night of the week blocked out for some activity or another, but rather than shuttling between soccer games and dance practice, like many parents in our social group, we're shuttling between different 12 Step meetings.
So, a [...]
Jan 5th, 2010
by Mary P Jones.
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marimoon on Flickr
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I remember the first time I ever saw my husband; I even remember what he was wearing. It was our first week of college, and he was standing in line behind me, wearing Coke bottle glasses, a white, retro (to put it kindly), marching band [...]
Nov 30th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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adwriter on Flickr
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Earlier this month, I decided I was going to set aside one day each week for spirituality and health, a sort of personal Sabbath. I picked a day of the week and made some rules for myself and set about my spiritual experiment. This week will [...]
Nov 24th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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catdancing on Flickr
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Last week, I asked you all to join the Just for Today Challenge with me, where we would all change one thing about our lives for just one day. I'll share what I did, and if you did something yourself, either share about it [...]
Nov 20th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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stuant63
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I've been working through the 12 Steps again, more slowly this time than my last time through. This week, I worked through an exercise where I looked at patterns of compulsive behavior in my life and I was struck (again) by how powerfully my life is dominated by fear [...]
May 24th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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There's a picture of me somewhere, when my son was a few months old, sitting at the computer and uploading pictures of him to share. I got lots of advice to sleep when the baby slept. I was told by plenty of people [...]
Mar 7th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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365bunnies on Flickr
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Today I went to an event that included a reception beforehand with light refreshments and crowds of people I didn't know. While years of recovery work has me better equipped to step outside my usual comfort zone, these situations remain challenging for my introverted self. [...]