From an interview of Mimi Goese (ex lead singer of Hugo Largo): What makes you happy?Two things that I like to think of to make me completely fall over: 1. They’re training dogs to sniff out cancer. I told this to someone when he told me he was contemplating suicide. I pleaded, ‘No, no you …
Author Archives: anon
Forgiveness
Forgotten who you are
Taken from a talk given by Bob B of St Paul and Sandy B as part of a ‘big book roundup’ series 3-5 June 2011 in New Jersey. This bit is Bob B (about 26m in). ‘Sandy has talked a couple of times about the simplicity – that sometimes we overcomplicate. How did the first …
Commencement
Here’s a commencement address given by Anne Lamott at UC Berkeley : I am honored and surprised that you asked me to speak today. This must be a magical day for you. I wouldn’t know. I accidentally forgot to graduate from college. I meant to, 30 years ago, but things got away from me. I …
Everything
Martin Creed’s artwork below is complex in the sense that he’s at least a little bit joking. When asked what he meant by it, he just said, ‘It means everything is going to be all right’, but many have questioned if it’s ironic, or actually, pessimistic. Perhaps it’s better taken at face value:
Self
Heard a while back in SRC. The areas where self comes up: Pride Self esteem Relations Sexual relations Pocket book Security Ambition
Principles
Heard this tonight, I think for first time. Principles behind the steps: honesty hope faith courage integrity willingness humility brotherly love justice perseverance spirituality service
Zoom controls and meeting links
Some handy instructions for those new to Zoom and using it for online meetings: shrd.home.blog/zoom Online meeting lists: shrd.home.blog/meet
Francis
Taken from this great speech given by AA legend Sandy Beach is how the prayer of St Francis opens up an idea about the power of spirituality: “Looking back, I would say that the prayer of St Francis in in the 12 and 12 under the 11th step was just an eye-opener when my sponsor explained it to …
Three
To pay close attention to and mostly accept your life, inside and out and around your body, is to be halfway home. An old woman in twelve-step recovery once told me that while there is an elaborate prayer in one of the steps, of turning one’s life and all results over to the care of …
