Thought for today: Our philosophy here on this blog is that there is plenty of time, money and love in the universe, that it is up to us to use the abundance we have been given. Two things will endlessly eat up time, money and love: Spending time on things that aren’t important, and spending time […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: There are three legacies in D.A.: Recovery, Unity, and Service. Peace of mind comes to us when we work the DA program. As we learn about the program we find hope. We see others having recovered from hardships and living happy, useful lives. We gain friendships built on mutual trust having shared […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Compulsive debting is a disease which, left untreated, always gets worse, never better. A member shares: “Whenever I used credit cards it was a result of feeling trapped. Household bills piled up and it seemed like the best solution. “Credit card companies make the deals so enticing too! One card offered a […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Have you ever been so stressed over some event in your life that you didn’t know where to turn? Stress happens to all of us, and the way we deal with it can either prolong it or help turn it around. Think about the benefits to stress. It can bring us to […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: When we were debting, life seemed like a race we were always losing. We made decisions about money emotionally, out of fear, lust, jealousy, or big-shotism. At a restaurant, volunteering: “Let me get that bill – it’s on me!”. At the store: “I’ve got to have that ______!” When loaning a friend money: “Don’t worry […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Money is neither good nor bad. It just is. It’s a tool – a means to an end. Nothing more. It’s people who attach anxiety to it. Money doesn’t think. Signpost #7 (of compulsive debting) “Living in chaos and drama around money: Using one credit card to pay another; bouncing checks; always having a […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Credit cards are a dubious luxury of “normal people” – but they aren’t an essential ingredient for being “grown up”! A member shares: “The credit card companies make these incredibly attractive terms to get us started, and it feels like magic! Out of nowhere, money is there for anything we want” ” Flashy advertisements, accumulating points […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: One debtor shared about shopping addiction: “When I shop it’s like the gates of heaven open up! Total escape! Then the voices in my head say, ‘If other people can use credit cards, why not me? “My husband is also in DA recovery. While going through his wallet one day, I saw a store card and […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: They say that in business you must manage expectations. “Under promise, over deliver” is the popular mantra. Expectations set us up for disappointment. Resentments are based on them – a fiction we expect! It’s obvious, right? We expect that the people we love will be responsible, only to agonize when they wreck a […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: When we were new to DA we were usually preoccupied with our financial situation, and rightly so. We were obsessed with how to solve our debts, how to stave off the endless fees, fines, and other consequences of debting. After we got some time in the program, we started to get perspective. We could […]
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