Top O' the Mornin"

By Terry Maddox
Published on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:25 AM CDT

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Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

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You’re invited to a free workshop tomorrow presented by licensed marriage and family therapist Foley L. Nash. “Food for Thought” takes place at Sweet Peppers Deli, 1300 Gause Blvd., Slidell, from noon until 1:15 p.m.

Topics covered will be reasons people talk to counselors, ideas for a relationship check-up, and what we know about making relationships last.

No reservations are needed. Just show your receipt for a Sweet Peppers lunch and join the group in the meeting room.

For information, directions, or to sign up in advance, call Foley at 985-774-3252, or email your information or questions to flnash@bellsouth.net. He will be at the restaurant from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for Q & A before and after the event.

Participants will also be asked to suggest topics for future workshops.

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Charlie, a member of A.A., had a slip and took a drink. Later when the dust cleared, his sponsor confronted him: “What made you pick up that first drink?”

Charlie replied, “I had a sign from my Higher Power that it would be OK.”

“A sign from your Higher Power? What kind of sign was that?”

“Well, I was driving through town and realized that my favorite tavern was just ahead. I asked my Higher Power that if it was OK for me to take a drink, to let there be a parking space right in front of the door.”

“And what happened?”

“There was a parking space, right by the front door. I found it on my eighth trip around the block.”

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The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank.

— Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Terry Maddox is the publisher of St. Tammany News.

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