by Snowman Therapist | Sep 25, 2013 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.Bob Nelson – Last week, we looked at the first of Dr. Glasser’s four “positive addictions.” In our discussion of “Giving and Receiving Love” we examined the near universal...
by Snowman Therapist | Sep 2, 2013 | Feelings
One Step at a Time? Two newsletters back, I wrote about the concept of honesty, but I referenced the support group, Alcoholics Anonymous, as an excellent example of an entity that is based upon truthfulness. Over the next few weeks, I will be writing about the...
by Snowman Therapist | Sep 2, 2013 | Behaviors, Feelings, Thoughts
In considering the topic of today’s newsletter, the 7th step of AA, I was reminded of an old joke/story that seemed relevant and to the point. It involves a person who died by drowning and begins as she arrives at the Gates of Heaven. It goes like this: God: ...
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 | Sep 2, 2013 | Feelings
Think back to when you were a child. It was a day when you had done something wrong at home. Maybe you threw a ball that broke a serving dish or a lamp or left an uncovered magic marker to bleed a permanent green stain on the white velvet love-seat. In fear and...
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...
