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Tag Archives: sobriety

The Power of Admitting

Written by James Finley on March 29, 2023
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Emotional Sobriety: Weekly Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 25, 2022

The goal of the Twelve Steps is to become a spiritually awakened person. Continue Reading Emotional Sobriety: Weekly Summary

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Responding Instead of Reacting

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 24, 2022

I believe we are made for love, that our natural abiding place is love, and that we in fact are love. Continue Reading Responding Instead of Reacting

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An Enormous Freedom

Written by James Finley on June 23, 2022

Emotional sobriety is the same as detachment from our own ideas of happiness. Continue Reading An Enormous Freedom

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Freedom from Our Passions

Written by Cynthia Bourgeault on June 22, 2022

The real heart of emotion is the willingness to let go, to sacrifice your personal drama so that you can begin to see. Continue Reading Freedom from Our Passions

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A Mind-Heart Connection

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 21, 2022

Eventually toxic emotions will disappear and nontoxic thinking will start to arise in our hearts. Continue Reading A Mind-Heart Connection

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A Riverbed of Mercy

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 20, 2022

God-in-us is a riverbed of mercy that underlies all the flotsam and jetsam that flows over it and soon passes away. Continue Reading A Riverbed of Mercy

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Emotional Maturity

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 19, 2022

If an emotion does not help us read a situation better and more truthfully, we must let it go—for our own well-being. Continue Reading Emotional Maturity

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