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Complacency is worse than resentment (Part 2)
Last week I shared a series of “Hey Martha” factoids about patients not following medically prescribed treatment protocols, comparing those ...
Complacency is worse than resentment (Part 1)
Years ago, I produced and starred in a cable TV show. I learned the importance of, “Hey Martha.” A “Hey ...
Make the World Work for Me
For those of us of a certain age, John F. Kennedy is a strong memory. A memory of a modern ...
Plowing our defects
I had a friend, a grain farmer in Alberta. He had a large tract of land, two square miles, or ...
Experience the solution with experience, the solution
A young lawyer and his mentor were enjoying their regular lunch. The older lawyer, a senior partner in the firm, ...
Program Puzzle
My wife loves getting flowers. A cluster of cut flowers is like a magician’s wand. She could be in a ...
When Have I Completed Step #12?
The topic of the meeting was Step #12. One fellow asked, how do you know when you have completed Step ...
Cheesy and hollow… and it works
One morning I selected from my meditation app a meditation on ‘difficult people.’ The previous day I had words with ...
Announcement: The Morning and Evening and Checklists
The Morning and Evening and Checklists on the4thdimension.ca web site, are better than ever. Many of you have requested an ...
Naughty or Nice?
“Step #8 is the Christmas Step, making a list and checking it twice, goanna find out where I was naughty, ...
From fixing the past to facing the future
We had been negotiating an investment in a company. It was a turnaround opportunity. The negotiations accelerated when the bankers ...
Imagine, a resentment. Imagine a resentment.
At AA meetings, we hear some outstanding shares. One, in particular, came up the other day. A young lady said ...
Sobriety Symmetry
Drinking is hard work, especially at our level. Alcoholics of our type understand how much work and discipline is required ...
A New Car, A Spiritual Story
A friend of mine who is a ‘car guy’ observed that there are two kinds of men in this world ...
Skid Marks
My sponsor shared a story with me. A driver accused of causing a car accident was on the stand. The ...
Spiritual guides, not goads
Cattle are not ambitious animals. Left to themselves, they will graze for a long time on the same pasture. And ...
