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Letting Go of Resentment
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well." – Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method (1561-1626) Whenever resentment rears its ugly head, we would do well to learn how to let it go. It simply isn’t very [...]
Thoughts about Pain and Wisdom
"Turn your wounds into wisdom." – Oprah Winfrey, American media talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist (born 1954) If we are in pain, it’s awfully hard to think about much else, isn’t it? But we can actually benefit from some of this misery? Does this sound like impossibility? How can pain be anything other [...]
About Bravery
"Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid." – Franklin P. Jones, Philadelphia reporter, PR executive and humorist, well-known in the 1940s and 1950s for his "Put it this Way" column in the Saturday Evening Post (1908-1980) Think about how often we feel scared or frightened about an upcoming or looming event, challenge, [...]
On Changing Your Thoughts
"Change your thoughts and you change your world." – Norman Vincent Peale, minister and author, best-known for The Power of Positive Thinking (1898-1993) How we choose to view our world makes all the difference in whether or not we feel that we are successful in our endeavors. And these endeavors take on all the more [...]
Discovering What We Are
"The things that we love tell us what we are." – Saint Thomas Aquinas, Dominican Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian, held by the Roman Catholic Church as a model for those studying for the priesthood, commemorated as a saint in 1962 (1225-1274) We may not realize it yet, but recovery is a world of discovery. Granted, [...]
