Dr Wingnut

Author: Dr Wingnut

  • On Meditation

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    Often people in twelve step programs say they don't know really know how to meditate.  Sometimes this answer is returned: prayer is talking, meditation is listening.  As far as it goes, that is a fairly good answer, but does not open up the deep possiblities of true meditation.  For one thing, listening is an action…

  • Holiday gifts…

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    That are better than "Stuff"Twelve Pictures in my Mind that make me happy.Seeing the wonder, warmth and hope of a sunrise.Appreciating the healty glow of a peaceful sunset.Someone speacial to sit with me when I am old.Hearing my spouse sleep softly and quietly when I head off to work.Viewing and contemplating the wonders of a…

  • Coping with the Holiday Season

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    A Time of Stress… or a Time of Peace?You get to choose!Twelve ideas for coping with stress and staying sober:Be grateful for what you have.  Life is not perfect.  Lower your expectations.Most of us don't need more "stuff" but most of us could use more serenity.Make a holiday budget and stick to it.  Keeping the…

  • You Can Learn It All in Basic Training

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    Everything you need to know to succeed in life can be learned in three months of basic training:You can get along with anybody if you take a lot of showers together.No matter how bad your haircut is, it always grows back.If you are really hungry, even lousy food is delicious.Gunsdokill people, too.The fastest way to…

  • Prayer for the present

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    God, I spend so much timereliving yesterday or anticipating tomorrowthat I lose sight ofthe only time that is really mine —the Present.On Praying — from Twenty-Four Hours a Day; January 11th, October 8th, November 1st.

  • Dr. Bob's defintion of humility

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    On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility:"Perpetual quietness of heart.  It is to have no trouble.  It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me.  It is to be at rest when nobody praises me,…

  • Attitude

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    The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of Attitude on life.  Attitude to me is more important:than facts,than the past,than education,than money,than circumstances,than failures,than successes,than what other people think or say or do.It is more important than appearances, or skills.  It will make or break a company, a church, or home.The remarkable…