Thought for today: Anonymity protects the fellowship. We can feel safe knowing that what we say in a meeting stays at the meeting. Debtors Anonymous‘ Tradition Twelve reinforces this idea by stating, “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.” A member shares: “My financial and spiritual recovery in […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: We need to find a source of strength to help us get through money situations. If we can find a Higher Power, we find new awareness and perspective about compulsive debting, overspending and underearning. A member shares: “Money is the reason I came to DA. I couldn’t handle it without anxiety. Even just holding […]
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Thought for today: As DA states, “Unsecured debt is any form of that not backed up by some form of collateral, like a house, car or other asset”. Why is it problematic for compulsive debtors? A member shares: “Easy credit works like a drug for us. Banks encourage us to use of credit, because they usually profit […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Underearning can become a self-fulfilling prophecy where we believe it will never get better. That attitude is hard to change and often leads to despair. A member shares: “My income stagnated for years, even though I had an advanced degree. It felt like it was against the laws of society and nature for me to […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Sometimes it feels like we can’t resist spending money on something a family member needs. The compulsion is overwhelming. Circumstances feel like there is no alternative. I dismiss all logic. It’s at these times that we need to remember what the program teaches. Like money in the bank, making meetings pays dividends […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: The disease of underearning and debting can involve co-dependency. Trapped and helpless, weeks can turn into months and then years with no improvement. A member shares: “My boyfriend takes all my money. He’s an addict. I can’t afford to leave, so I feel stuck. I keep wishing for someone to wake me up […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: When all else fails, we always have our Higher Power. Spirituality brings out the best in us. A member shares: “When I first got a sponsor, I shared about problems I was having at work. They asked me, ‘Where is your Higher Power in it? ‘The point is that I needed to invite […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: There is no magic spell to increase your income. It takes creativity, focus, hard work, passion and discipline to create wealth, or anything of value. Creativity means trusting your instincts enough to test them out in the laboratory of life. It means choosing where to focus your effort between competing interests. Many alternatives […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: If we are underearners, we can’t harbor jealousy of people who seem to have more than us. It can lead to anger and resentment, and we’ll seek to place blame. If we can avoid it, we’ll find answers that fear kept hidden… A member shares: “My spending habits were out of control. I had a warped attitude around […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: The goal of PlentyTML.com is to create an attitude of abundance. As underearners, we do this with the DA program of recovery, and by letting go of old attitudes that don’t bring us joy. To gain some measure of happiness, we take the Twelve Steps, use the Twelve Tools, and follow the Twelve Traditions.- the Three […]
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