From Bankruptcy to Enlightenment For This Business Owner

Thought for today: Some of us have gone through painful bankruptcy.  Cross-examined by attorneys in judge’s chambers can be leave us feeling humiliated.  People who are professional at arguing against debtors do their job, and years of dread can bubble up into a “fight-or-flight” responses and we want to run.   Some of us begin to cry, get angry, or cower, […]

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Powerless Over Debt

Thought for today: If nothing changes, nothing changes.  If we don’t find a way to let go of debting once and for all, we know it will return.  But how do we really change? A member shares: “I am a debt addict.  I have an allergy like the one they talk about int he Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous.  If I try […]

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The 3 Surrenders Hidden In the 12 Steps

"I experienced timelessness on this vacation. Now that I am back, I feel more clear and energized than ever."

Thought for today: The Twelve Steps are really a process of letting of our addiction to debt, under earn and/or overspend.  That process involves three basic layers to this “surrender”: The first surrender is Step One, “We admitted we were powerless over debt—that our lives had become unmanageable.”  We need to let go of the idea that […]

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Am I Living My Vision Or Someone Else’s?

Thought for today: Determination and will power are qualities worth drawing on sometimes, but not always.   At work, they can help us accomplish goals, solve problems and meet deadlines.  But will power can also lead us away from better choices. What we see as reality today may be obscured by old character defects such as self-centered fear and pride.  If that’s the case, determination […]

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April 24, The Difference Between “Surrender” and “Giving Up” Is All in the “Attitude”

Thought for today: We talk a lot about surrendering to the disease of debting, and the need to turn our life and will over to a Higher power.  But what does that mean exactly?  If we let go and turn our lives over to the care of a Higher Power, what’ll be left of us […]

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