“… to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us.” – AA pg. 64

Why do we do and say things that hurt us or others? Why don’t we do and say more things that help us and others love life? For me, the answer lies with the knowledge of how my mind works. There really are two competing voices in there, one that pulls me down and one that rises me up. The pulling-down voice blocks me from loving my life by convincing me to focus on my problems. Today I’ll take contrary action to that negative voice and choose to focus on all that is good because ILML!

— JamieQ