I meditate in order to surrender the tangle of my problems to a simpler razor.
I meditate in order not to be snared by Catch-22's. I meditate in order to perceive simpler truths, travel more peaceful paths.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
Lao Tzu
Weaving my personal recovery using the fabric of Emotions Anonymous and the healing strands of Alanon. I'm learning H.O.W. to calm the chaos when my "dry" drunk wreaks havoc.
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- Smitty
- Southern Appalachians
- I am a member of Emotions Anonymous, which adapts AA's 12 steps for recovery from alcoholism, to recovery from emotional illness. Sojourning in Al-anon, a program for family members of recovering alcoholics, has helped me in dealing with my family, which was impacted by borderline personality disorder. Feel free to read! If you'd like to the next step and participate daily in a path to emotional healing, using EA's Twelve Steps, please join us our autonomous group on Big Tent at https://www.bigtent.com/groups/emoreroom
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