Thought for today: Solvency in DA is different that what the financial world defines it as. A passage about DA as found on Wikipedia helps clarify: “Abstinence in DA is abstaining from incurring any new unsecured debt, a strict definition that includes not paying bills when due, borrowing money from a family member or friend without collateral, credit card debt and […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Craving easy money, we try to live a “big shot” lifestyle – all the while financing that illusion with massive debt. The “keeping up with the Jones’” obsession had bit us, and it was fed by the delusion that it was our “birthright” to have everything everybody else had. We never considered […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: A member shares: “I’m in a small group, and it always felt like a few people ran the group. It’s like the 80/20 rule when it comes to service: 20% of the members do 80% of the service work. “Reading the Traditions, I’ve learned that it’s important courage everyone to participate as much […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: “My sponsor used to always say ‘feelings aren’t facts’. What he meant by that I can work with, and honor my feelings, but they don’t have to control my life. “Feelings come from deep inside my ‘inner child’, and if my feelings are hurt, it’s my job to be ‘grownup’ and deal […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: When we first walk into a Visions meeting we may feel like a child, and kind of silly. What is the point of taking scissors t paper and pasting images from magazines? In the program we talk a lot about Visions – our hopes, dreams and goals for the future. If we […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: A member shares: “How can I relax when I have so many problems? I have to be on high alert all the time!” How many of us are overworked, underpaid, anxious, irritable and discontented? Rhetorical question, of course. Too many! It’s a symptom of the disease of compulsive debting to never allow […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: A member shares: “Whenever I used to complain about my life situation to my sponsor, he would always say something like ‘Hey, there are no guarantees! You are lucky you have a roof over your head and food in your belly! Consider these things an opportunity for growth!’ Then he’d laugh, […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: In DA we learn the difference between two kinds of pride: the appreciation kind (loving your grandkids, pride in country, gratitude for the life we have) and the arrogance kind (haughtiness, “know-it-all-ism”). The latter kind gets us in trouble, and when we are finally rebuked by the world (as is often the […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: When we help others, it’s like insurance against a future slip. The time we spend talking to a member who calls us in a panic about preparing their spending plan, exploring options, is well spent. It heals us. If someone needs to make a difficult phone call to a creditor, we can […]
Continue reading →Thought fort today: A member shares about a transition into emotional growth: “I made emotional demands on everyone I knew without realizing it. At work, at home, and at social gatherings, my happiness depended on their actions. “I expected my kids to behave, my coworkers and employees to praise me, and everyone to be emotionally […]
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