From trash to treasure. Discover how the garbage heap beneath the ski hill has been transformed into a symbol of hope and resilience, as former alcoholics turn their lives around and become beacons of recovery for others.
attitude
The Unexpected Gift of Bad Gratitude
How a single moment of bad gratitude transformed my negative emotions into positive ones and created a powerful shift in my attitude and well-being.
Changing in a flash
Reversing course can take much time and much space, or no time and no space.
Watching a big semi-trailer drive into a warehouse parking lot and turn around, carefully turning, many times, to and fro, to back into a loading dock, I saw how much time and space the driver needed to reverse his direction.
Changing direction and backing the truck into the loading bay took a long time and the whole parking lot. But it takes no time to pull away. Shifting gears is all that is required.
From broken shoes to mending hearts
One meeting and one share stands out in my memory. Harry was his name. He began, “I had a problem. I had a great pair of running shoes; they fit well and were comfortable. Putting them on one morning, I pulled too hard on the tongue, and it broke away. I ruined the shoe, and I was pissed and angry.
Never too late to start your day over
Lessons heard at AA meetings can stick for a long time, sometimes because the share is dramatic, but often because the lessons in the share are frequently used.
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 – men for whom cars are essential and men for whom not; the latter class regard automobiles in somewhat the same way they regard toasters; function is critical, design and style, not at all.