Thank You for visiting with me!
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Your first newsletter will arrive next Sunday night. Look for it!
Here are some ideas for getting started.
- An overview of the steps is available here on the website.
- Potatoes not Prozac will help you understand the theory of sugar sensitivity and give you the big picture.
- The Sugar Addict’s Total Recovery Program will give you concrete suggestions for doing the steps.
- If you are a parent looking for help for your children, try getting Little Sugar Addicts.
- CDs are available if you prefer to listen rather than read. The Theory and Practice of Radiant Recovery® is a complete audio resource for learning about the program. It has things in it that are not in the book. Get it, put it on your ipod, listen to it in the car, it REALLY makes a difference.
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Learn about our resources.
- Sign up for the FREE online class called Using the Resources in the Community. This will give you an overview of what is here to support you.
- Visit the FREE Community Forum, a moderated message board where folks love to share with each other. It’s available 24/7 and provides a wealth of information gained and willingly shared by people just like you. Introduce yourself, or just listen for a while. Instructions on using the forum are found in a link right at the top of the page,.
- Join a FREE online group. We have a group for everyone and everything, including your pets. Go through the list and see if anything strikes your fancy. These are email lists. Each group is led by a step 7 volunteer who has been doing the program for many years. The groups are informative and provide excellent support.
- Take an online class.The classes cover both beginning and advanced topics. And I regularly offer classes on new topics.
- Join our weight loss program called Your Last Diet.
- Come visit our Store that is set up to provide you with everything you need to do the program.
I have included some excepts on what Radiance means to our community members. They will give you a sense of what we are about. If you have any questions, please email Kathleen
Welcome!
Warmly,
Kathleen
Radiance Is
Written by members of our community in March, 2003
Radiance is loving the fact that I have my kids extra days because their dad is out of town and not being mad at their dad for not spending more time with them.
Radiance is loving all of the different bulbs coming up in my gardens at home and at work and not stressing over the weeds that are there too.
Radiance is calmly sitting here at my computer while DH does house work and not feeling guilty.
Vicki
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Radiance is sitting in a business computing class tonight being taught something WAY over my head with the woman who was next to me. She did something totally off the planet wrong and looked over at me. The look on her face was priceless, and I burst out laughing and couldn’t stop. I was finding it hilarious how confused the two of us were. lol
Ben
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Radiance is
waking up to a warm morning in early spring and feeling the sun
directly on your skin because you don't need a coat.
wiggling puppies who are excited to see you, no matter how
little or long you were apart.
logging onto your computer and realizing you have friends
standing by you 24 hours a day.
tackling problems at work, instead of finding ways to avoid
them.
Heather
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Radiance is
seeing my children's faces.
driving my car each morning on my way out into the world,
facing the sun and feeling grateful for another day.
finding that peaceful place inside myself no matter what
else is happening in the world.
being with my family and friends.
seeing baby ducklings peek out, one by one, from
underneath their mother's breast.
seeing some old friends for lunch today.
feeling grateful and present for my life.
a great dream I sometimes have where I see my childhood
dog, Buffy, running happily toward me through a flowered meadow.
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Radiance is
sitting in the middle of the floor with 15 kitties all tunneling around each other wanting to be loved, petted, and adored, which of course is wonderful!
lying in bed when my cat Shamariah crawls up on my chest and puts both paws on my cheeks wanting me to kiss them.
walking on the beach with children playing, seagulls scampering about, and waves crashing against the rocks, reminding me that there really is a _bigger picture_.
being out on the ocean waves on my surfboard feeling the strength and smoothness of the _ride_, and realizing that it’s all for fun.
what I described in my Radiance poem:
RADIANCE
Indescribable,
A place of serenity and peace in the midst of storms,
Like the power of the ocean,
Yet the gentleness of a stream,
It permeates through,
Every molecule of my being.
Adventurous,
Leaving behind the old and boldly entering the new,
Like the energy of a butterfly,
Breaking free from its cocoon,
It wraps itself around me,
And I am finally free.
Radiance.
Patti
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Radiance is
sitting in Wendy's and watching the looks on children's faces as a man makes them balloon animals.
playing on a swing in the park.
watching and laughing at two little birds walking on the floor in the middle of K-Mart, then chasing each other on the shelves behind the paper goods.
a quick trip to the zoo at lunch time on a sunny day.
being able to make a difference in this community and supporting others in their quest for radiance.
Sue
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Radiance is
feeling strong and powerful and empowered to embrace life as it comes
and being confident that obstacles can be overcome.
having the courage to tackle a huge project and maintain perspective
and optimism.
turning off the TV when the news comes on.
sitting quietly and connecting with the energy of the universe.
noticing and rejoicing for the hundreds of beautiful and marvelous
gifts that come to us from nature and our family and friends each day.
love and peace and gratitude and connection.
Sheila
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Radiance is
Praying every morning and thanking God for life.
Getting all warm and tingly inside over my first
daffodil bud.
Trying to see the good in evil people.
Taking in love others give me.
Buying nice clothes no matter what size my body is.
Wanting to look pretty every day.
Appreciating people in my life I once took for
granted.
Taking care of my medical needs even if it means
having to get on a scale at the doctor's office.
Loving myself for the first time in my life.
Sandy B.
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