Apr 8th, 2010
by Mary P Jones.
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the italian Jonathan on Flickr
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A few days ago, a columnist I generally like wrote a satirical piece on sex addiction rehab (one I won't link to here, due to its triggering nature). He's a liberal columnist, so the comments were populated with lots of LOLs and virtual eye rolling [...]
Feb 20th, 2010
by Mary P Jones.
Praying for patience.
Praying... Waiting... Stupid God!
I want patience now!
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 [...]
Sep 26th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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funkypancake on Flickr
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Sometimes people ask me (and frankly, sometimes I ask myself) how I went from being very vocal in my rejection of God to someone who now talks about God all the damn time. The short and simple answer is: 12 Step recovery (which is probably one [...]
Jul 10th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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Frank Peters on Flickr
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I shared in a meeting recently about my fear around my husband's business trips and how that fear is a reminder to me to connect with my Higher Power. After the meeting a newcomer asked me what I'm going to do now: I mean, he's [...]
May 16th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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Ron Layters on Flickr
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A month or so ago, I did something I dread and despise: I took a trip on an airplane. When I fly, the joy is entirely in the destination and not at all in the journey. The flight fills me with terror: terror that [...]