by Snowman Therapist | Sep 2, 2013 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
As we continue in our travels through the 12 Steps of AA, thus far we have essentially been asked to do two things. Looking into our metaphorical mirror, we have first taken a moral inventory. Second, we have shared our shortcomings with another person. Both steps...
by Snowman Therapist | Jul 23, 2013 | Behaviors
You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again. Pat Riley Only Three Choices for Every Conflict Imagine that you and your partner, friend, or co-worker are in the midst of some argument or issue of...
by Snowman Therapist | May 9, 2013 | Behaviors
Do you often find yourself at the corner of Knowing the Right Thing to Do and Doing the Right Thing? The hardest part is doing the right thing. “Right actions in the future are the best apologies for past wrong actions. “ Tyron Edwards – Theologian Do the Right...
by Snowman Therapist | Apr 25, 2013 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
In considering the concepts laid out in the 10th step of AA, a somewhat contradictory notion occurred to me. While the step invites us to re-visit our inventory, the step also asks us to admit to wrongdoing. The step narrates: Continued to take personal inventory...
by Snowman Therapist | Apr 24, 2013 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
Being in love means “never having to say you’re sorry”? Really? No, it means having to make amends, restitution: actually investing energy, thought and action in making things right once again. Over the course of a lifetime, all of us have occasion...
by Snowman Therapist | Feb 11, 2013 | Behaviors
As mentioned a few newsletters ago, I will be episodically discussing the wisdom to be found in the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Once again, the benefit of understanding the message of Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, the founders of AA, transcends its...
