Thought for today: When it comes to the disease of compulsive debting, there are no “unique” stories. The same “debt-a-log” gets told over and over in the rooms of DA; only the names and faces change. In this sense, the disease is boring; it always blinds us to light, leaving us to whither, get angry, lash out or nash in […]
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Thought for today: We use affirmations in DA because they help stop the self-limiting messages some of us tell ourselves, and because they replace those messages with better ideas to improve our attitudes, energize our work, and attract wealth. A member shares: “When I use affirmations, I coax prosperity out of the future. Affirmations help me visualize the future, […]
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Thought for today: If we make meetings for a while, we will eventually see people come and go. Some of them will come back years later, with more debt than ever. Others may never come back. Why is that? Reason #1: Debtors Anonymous isn’t a place to window shop for financial advice. It’s different from anything else. DA’s not going to […]
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Thought for today: In DA we all come from different backgrounds and professions, but we focus on our common problem of debting, overspending and under earning. Our disease is no respecter of persons – and neither is our recovery! DA Tradition 1. “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon D.A. unity.” A member shares: […]
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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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Thought for today: Sometimes, in the darkest winter days (or even on a summer day) we have trouble getting motivated to do your bill paying, mail opening, and number tracking. If we experience this kind of lethargy, we can consider the simple benefit of finding pleasant surroundings to ground us in our process of transformation. This will […]
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Thought for today: Most of us would have gone to any length to get credit. When the well dried up, and our credit card applications declined, we knew disastrous times lay ahead – late fees, family rejection, the threat of electricity being shut off, lost health insurance, or worse, losing our home. We were powerless over debt, and yet […]
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Thought for today: Some of us had credit card accounts that were out of control. We would be charged late fees and had many overage charges. We were so inundated with creditor calls that we needed to ask for a one-month moratorium from debt payments. A member shares: “I couldn’t even talk about my situation with fellow members in the program without breaking […]
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A member shares: “I don’t have enough time! Every day slips by me. Meetings, work, family activities, the list goes on. When will I have time for me?” Thought for today: How often do we tell ourselves these kinds of messages? Time debting can effect our solvency and our serenity without us even knowing. Since […]
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Thought for today: The end of the year is the perfect time to focus on where we’ve been and where we want to be. The destination is the journey. It’s a more pleasant journey when we know where we want to go. A member shares: “When the year begins, it helps me to take an inventory on where I’ve been and where […]
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