The topic for this week’s 12-step Alternative meeting was about boundaries. I found myself searching within to determine if certain social situations are good for me or certain people are healthy for me. This can be mistaken for selfishness in recovery. This is a form of self-care often confused with selfishness. Today I can be…
Healing Thoughts was this weeks discussion This week’s topic at the 12 step Alternative was on thoughts. Are my thoughts healing thoughts or judgmental and self-defeating? A lovely discussion ensued on how to address the negative thoughts with love. We talked about how loving, healing thoughts can change your reality and ultimately raise your vibration….
This week’s topic at the 12-step Alternative topic meeting, was on perfectionism and its impact on recovery. It was discussed in group that when we expect perfection from ourselves and are disappointed and frustrated with ourselves when we fall short, we unintentionally expect it from others. This corrodes our relationships in time. Life is much…
Welcome to Mary’s Colloquium (blog). I facilitate the 12-step Alternative topic group and would like to use this forum to announce changes in group schedule. I would also like to post a weekly musing about the topic that was discussed in group. Currently this will not be an interactive communication, however in the future, if…
