List of Blog Summaries from Dennis for
Feb - Apr 2009
Suffering is Optional
[Feb 21, 2009]
"I've been blessed to have these opportunities to serve, help and build. Sure, coming all at once, there's some pain. But suffering is optional..."
"I've been blessed to have these opportunities to serve, help and build. Sure, coming all at once, there's some pain. But suffering is optional..."
Just enough Rope...
[Feb 27, 2009]
"Part of a really good program is balance in all things, spiritual, emotional and physical. "
"Part of a really good program is balance in all things, spiritual, emotional and physical. "
Touched by Angels - When Worlds
Collide
[Mar 6, 2009]
"Caused me to tap into parts of myself I never even knew I had. Expanding my life, stretching my horizons. "
"Caused me to tap into parts of myself I never even knew I had. Expanding my life, stretching my horizons. "
Why Bother?
[Mar 6, 2009]
"Quiet gratitude and joy for all these things granted me today. And just think, it was all because I didn't pick up that first drink. That's why."
"Quiet gratitude and joy for all these things granted me today. And just think, it was all because I didn't pick up that first drink. That's why."
Challenges
[Mar 10, 2009]
"My wife and I are doing a thing called "Love Dare", a Christian based program that is designed to bring couples closer together."
"My wife and I are doing a thing called "Love Dare", a Christian based program that is designed to bring couples closer together."
A Different View?
[Mar 15, 2009]
"But I no longer have to look at things as just win or lose, black or white, good or bad. In everything that happens to and around me today, there is somewhere a bit of good. "
"But I no longer have to look at things as just win or lose, black or white, good or bad. In everything that happens to and around me today, there is somewhere a bit of good. "
More than enough
[Mar 20, 2009]
"Things that are stated in confidence should never be used as weapons to harm another. Breaking trust is an action that can destroy a person that is already sick."
"Things that are stated in confidence should never be used as weapons to harm another. Breaking trust is an action that can destroy a person that is already sick."
All I want...
[Mar 29, 2009]
"The second is that when I form expectations about people, places, things and events - I can really be setting myself up for a fall."
"The second is that when I form expectations about people, places, things and events - I can really be setting myself up for a fall."
Poetry in motion
[Apr 7, 2009]
"If you haven't gotten into service work as part of your recovery - I'd recommend it. Far better than using meetings to stay sober."
"If you haven't gotten into service work as part of your recovery - I'd recommend it. Far better than using meetings to stay sober."
Clueless?
[Apr 10, 2009]
"On one hand we have what appears to be a person without a place - and on the other a place without a person. Seems to me like a clueless version of musical chairs."
"On one hand we have what appears to be a person without a place - and on the other a place without a person. Seems to me like a clueless version of musical chairs."
Regret the Past?
[Apr 11, 2009]
" Early on, the fantasy of going back and changing or ignoring events in my life was overpowering."
" Early on, the fantasy of going back and changing or ignoring events in my life was overpowering."
"Are We There Yet"
[Apr 13, 2009]
"in recovery we are often in a hurry to "git er done", only to find out that life won't cooperate with us"
"in recovery we are often in a hurry to "git er done", only to find out that life won't cooperate with us"