Karen’s Musings

I got the proverbial "screaming" virus alert erupting from my computer screen when I tried to go into one of my online accounts Friday afternoon.  "Call this number! Don't leave this page! Call this number!" And pop ups proliferated. Immediately I turned the computer off, regardless of the admonishments not to. And I called the bank. They assured me they had not been hacked but suggested I head to apple. I did. They assured me my suspicions had been right; a scam. It's so disheartening that people spend their precious waking moments trying to figure out how to[...]

I have said in more than one place that I was going to write more blog posts, Facebook messages, and explore other social media during this down time when I am not in the midst of another book. I need the structure of writing and I need the connection to my Higher Power. You have all heard me say or read my words somewhere that God speaks to me as I sit here. That's been true from the first paper I wrote in Graduate School, in fact. For certain I heard God's Voice every word of the way through Each Day A New Beginning, and every book since then. And I need that Vo[...]

And what a birthday it was. I'm actually proud to share my age with others. I never thought I'd feel so good and be so content at this age. In case you didn't read it on Facebook, I am now 77 years old. Yikes. When my grandmother was this age, she seemed old to me. Wonderfully kind and nurturing but old. I well remember her driving us to the park to ride the merry-go-round every night during those two weeks my siblings and I visited every summer. The remarkable thing was that she had no license. Had never really learned to drive a stick shift but we got there any[...]

I am feeling so blessed by this journey I'm on. And all I had to do was be a very sick, codependent alcoholic. Lol. Seriously though, the dark alleys of my life led me to the beautiful moments that now flood my days. And they keep multiplying. I have given serious thought to why the "good" keeps multiplying and I'm convinced it's the direct result of seeking to see the good in every situation. There is always good in even the darkest experiences. I wasn't so sure of that fact when I first entered the rooms of recovery. Fortunately I stuck around long enough to[...]

This is a big weekend here in the Twin Cities and surrounding states. It's the 43rd Gopher State Roundup, celebrating recovery from alcoholism and other addictions. Throughout the entire weekend men and women, young and old, gather at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington, MN, to listen to AA and Al-Anon speakers from around the country. The wisdom shared is beyond belief. The fellowship enjoyed is indescribable. And the food is flowing. Many AA groups from around the area have rented rooms that surround the main entry hall and you can wander in at will for food, dr[...]