Works by
Karen Casey
(Writer)

The Promise of a New Day: A Book of Daily Meditations (1983) by Karen Casey and Martha Vanceburg
Every day -- happy or sad, challenging or just business-as-usual -- makes new demands on us. Each day brings new experiences, new tasks, and new rewards. As each day dawns, take a moment for quiet reflection and discover the promise of a new beginning and a fresh start full of optimism, hope, and joy.

For more than a dozen years, The Promise of a New Day -- a very special collection of inspiring thoughts and wise meditations has offered thousands of people day-to-day wisdom and fresh viewpoints on life, adding a moment of inspiration and insight, a comforting thought, or a time for rest and relaxation to their days. Filled with the wisdom of inspirational thinkers from around the world-including Amelia Earhart, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Helen Keller, John Lennon, Leo Buscaglia, Mark Twain, Norman Cousins, Robert Bly, Robert Frost, Shirley MacLaine, and Will Rogers, and along with insightful reflections and reassuring thoughts, The Promise of a New Day will help you find the promise of peace, encouragement, and a fresh start in every day of your life.

Worthy of Love: Meditations On Loving Ourselves And Others (1990)
For those who struggle to love and be loved -- 52 wisdom-filled meditations. Favorite Hazelden author Karen Casey clarifies the varieties of love: the love we show friends, family, a lover, even ourselves.

A Life of My Own (1995)
These direct and affirming meditations offer daily access to strength, serenity, and insight in our relationships with chemically dependent people. Written with a broad-based spirituality and straight-forward style by the author of the classic Each Day a New Beginning, these reflections gently guide friends and family working programs like Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, and Coc-Anon to a better sense of themselves, Twelve Step principles, and what it means to joyfully live a life of one's own.

Daily Meditations for Practicing The Course (1996)
Bring forgiveness through love into your life every day

The author of the most popular meditation book of all time-Each Day a New Beginning, nearly three million copies sold-now brings us the first book of daily meditations on A Course In Miracles, the modern spiritual classic that has touched the lives of millions. Each page offers an aphorism and reflection on a key concept of the Course-such as the miracle that comes from shifting one's perception and recognizing what is holy in each of us-making this the most instructive, insightful guide to understanding and following the life-changing principles of the Course everyday.

Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women (1996)
Find inspiration and guidance for dealing with the challenges and new experiences of recovery in the writings from a woman who cares about others. This beloved author writes about self-esteem, friendships with other women, hope, attitudes about life and relationships, and more. Her words help bridge the gap between self and Higher Power, between loneliness and sharing the emotions of recovery. Almost three million recovering women turn to these meditations each day.

A Woman's Spirit: More Meditations from the Author of Each Day a New Beginning (1996)
A Woman's Spirit is a collection of wise, compassionate daily meditations for women now living a sober life and seeking spiritual fulfillment. Topics include facing challenges, having faith in a Higher Power, taking responsibility, and more.

If Only I Could Quit: Recovering From Nicotine Addiction (1996)
This complete resource brings together personal stories of recovery, Twelve Step guidance, and 90 daily meditations to help us become nicotine-free.

In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery (1996)
The books in the Hazelden Meditation Series have guided millions as they search for the wisdom and understanding they need to live one day at a time. Originally developed for people recovering from alcoholism and other addictions, these books will also appeal to anyone interested in personal and spiritual growth. In God's Care guides readers in understanding and strengthening their connection with a Higher Power, however they choose to define that presence. With the inspiration and support unique to Hazelden meditation books, In God's Care offers encouragement and guidance for "practicing the presence of God" in daily life.

Keepers of The Wisdom - Daily Meditations: Reflections From Lives Well Lived (1996)
After the first joys of early retirement, author Karen Casey quickly experienced a minor identity crisis. The process of redefining herself in the absence of a career was made easier after interviewing other older adults with similar experiences.

Casey's interviews included men and women from a wide range of ages (58-92) and from various parts of the country. Their stories were as varied as their personalities. However, Casey discovered one common element. They had each discovered an activity that gave their lives real meaning and tied them to the larger human community.

Keepers of the Wisdom, a daily meditation guide for older adults, captures the words of the aging themselves. Casey, in her classic style, comments upon those insights with her own wisdom and sensitivity, providing affirmations that can become a part of one's daily living. Underlying each of the meditations is a deep sense of a spiritual center gained through experience and acceptance.

Keepers of the Wisdom provides a spiritual center gained through experience and acceptance. These meditations are a portrait of active and fulfilling lives that give great purpose to themselves and to others.

The Promise of a New Day: A Book of Daily Meditations (1996) by Karen Casey and Martha Vanceburg
Whether we have the heart to face it, the strength to endure it, or the spirit to celebrate it, each day surely dawns. We might as well make the most of it. This is the message of this heartening book of daily meditations, which in its reassuring way helps us find the promise in every day. Healing, help, and wisdom may come from anywhere, and so the authors begin each day's meditation with quotations from men and women of many lands and times. That these speakers, the humble and the great, have pondered, struggled, failed, and succeeded as we have gives their words a special power to inspire and comfort. The meditations that follow impart challenges and insights, comfort and encouragement, making this book an ideal spiritual companion, a daily source of healing, understanding, and strength.

Girl to Girl: Daily Thoughts on Living for Girls Ages 11-15 (2000)
Each day's reading gives a girl a way to think about who she is and who she is becoming -- and to open her heart and mind to all the challenges and wonders that await her.

The Miracle of Sponsorship: Recovery Stories of Hope and Renewal (2000)
The often life-saving gift of sponsorship carries a powerful message for all of those in recovery and is especially compelling for anyone new to recovery. This is a moving and hope-filled book that explains the role of sponsorship and the important role it plays in recovery. This book helps newcomers in recovery as well as longtime veterans of Twelve Step programs understand how sponsorship ends isolation and strengthens the connection to a supportive fellowship.

Each Day a New Beginning Journal: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflection (2001)
Let me be grateful for my lessons today and know that all is well. Inspired by millions of women who have made Each Day a new Beginning their daily companion, this journal version of the beloved meditation book allows you to personalize favorite passages. Record your hopes and fears, your triumphs and setbacks, as you reflect on the lessons found in living each new day. With insight and clarity, daily meditations explore common issues that women struggle with, from loneliness and shame to spirituality and hope. Women in recovery, as well as all women interested in personal development and self-discovery, will find guidance and affirmation in this invaluable journal.

Fearless Relationships: Simple Rules for Lifelong Contentment (2003)
Tending our relationships is our highest calling as human beings, says Karen Casey. All of our relationships -- with loved ones, coworkers, neighbors, and even stranger's provide opportunities for us to not only enrich our lives but also to create a more nurturing world. Drawing from her own life experiences and lessons learned the hard way, Casey offers wise counsel about what helps and what hinders relationships. Her insights are at once familiar and revealing, reminding us of simple truths we inherently know but need to rediscover for ourselves again and again.

The Little Red Book For Women (2004)
The Little Red Book For Women speaks directly to women of the 21st Century who seek both the restorative powers of 12 Step recovery and insights into the time-honored traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Little Red Book remains a perennial best-seller to people in early recovery as well as to those who have well-established sobriety. While the text of the The Little Red Book contains the basics of beginning a recovery program and understanding the Big Book (the founding text of Alcoholics Anonymous), readers invariably stumble over the archaic phrasing and naturally notice that the intended audience is assumed to be male. The original text of The Little Red Book is reprinted in this volume with annotated text appearing in the wider-than-usual margins of each page. The annotations, written by best-selling author Karen Casey, talk directly to women about the core issues that must be addressed to sustain a life of growth and daily serenity. Karen Casey addresses the feelings of emotional rawness that women experience, and she helps readers understand how to reach out to other recovering women. Alcoholism is an isolating, all-consuming condition for women, but Karen Casey shows readers how the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous can introduce women to new friends and healthy behaviors. Readers will find reassurance that a new world awaits them if they choose to step through the doors of AA and begin to embrace its program for rebuilding one's life.

Published in 1957, The The Little Red Book is known as the foremost study guide to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. However, the original volume, filled with practical advice for sober living, was written by two anonymous men who, presumably, considered their audience to be comprised predominantly, if not entirely, of men.

Change Your Mind And Your Life Will Follow 12 Simple Principles (2005)
Thirty years ago best-selling author Karen Casey (Each Day a New Beginning) wandered into a support group and learned there was only one thing she could change--herself! She found a group of people who had adopted this concept--and she joined them. The result? Change so profound Casey has dedicated much of her life to teaching others about it.

Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow offers a dozen simple principles to live by. Each principle makes up a chapter. Each chapter includes meditation-style essays to help readers access peaceful, life-changing responses to just about any situation. It really is as simple as changing our minds. This little book will show you how.

All We Have Is All We Need: Daily Steps Toward a Peaceful Life (2006)
In All We Have Is All We Need, Karen Casey’s classic and simple wisdom is condensed into one- and two-sentence statements—road signs to lead us away from trouble, chaos, and drama and toward peace in our everyday lives. Casey, the founding foremother of daily meditation books for women, offers something different and unique here, something especially suited to the state of mind and heart that might be considered the opposite of peaceful. Frequently when we find ourselves in turmoil, we cannot concentrate. What we need is a simple, true message to hold on to for dear life. And, at other times, when crisis doesn’t loom quite so large, we can still find comfort in going back to the basics, Casey’s simple statements that serve us well.

Organized into six sections, this book provides the wisdom to know that we have within us everything we need to lead a peaceful, balanced life—or the wherewithal to find it.

Be Who You Want to Be: Dealing with Life's Ups & Downs (2007)
For a vast majority of girls in this country, there comes an age at which self-esteem, self-assurance, equilibrium, and confidence fly out the window. Maybe it's hormones, maybe it's culture, or maybe it's just called growing up. Whatever the cause, it's real. Some girls turn, in their own fashion, to the same addictive solutions as their elders: compulsive behavior--either in the form of alcohol, drugs, food, or something equally destructive.

Casey, a veteran of the "first great revival" of the recovery movement, brings the art of living one day at a time to young girls in Be Who You Want to Be. "My intention in this book is similar to the intent in my other titles: I want to foster hope and willingness in young girls to believe they can make the changes needed so they feel like they belong and have purpose." From the book's opening note to parents (and other adults who care about young girls) through to the final word, the spirit of taking steps for themselves, no matter who they are or where they are in life, comes through in an accessible tone, providing girls the toolkits they need for handling life's ups and downs.

Serenity: Inspirations by Karen Casey (2007)
A best-selling author unlocks the secret to serenity. Serenity seems unattainable in the midst of everyday annoyances and downright impossible in the face of serious life challenges. But serenity is available to everyone, promises Karen Casey. In her newest book, the best-selling author helps readers unlock the secret to serenity. Through inspirational passages gleaned from A Life of My Own, Casey gently reminds readers to detach from worries based on matters beyond their control??? worries that fuel resentment and bitterness. Serenity is possible, she assures, by accepting the things one cannot change and turning problems and worries over to a Higher Power. Always encouraging, sometimes challenging, never preachy, Serenity offers simple lessons for living with greater peace, hope, and trust. Colorful pages and fine print quality make Serenity a wonderful gift book.

It's Up to You: A Practice to Change Your Life by Changing Your Mind (2008 release)
Seven morning and evening practices to revolutionize your life. This small book will change everything if you let it. It's Up to You is based on the twelve principles in Casey's Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow: tending to our own gardens, focusing on solutions not problems, letting go of preconceived solutions, changing our minds, acting instead of reacting, giving up judgments, giving up trying to control, discovering our own lessons, doing no harm, quieting our minds, treating every encounter as the holy, and discerning our mind's own truth.

It's Up to You invites readers to do three simple things: meditate, pay attention, and make choices to change their lives--for a few minutes each morning and evening, one principle a week for twelve weeks. As we reflect on Casey's insight into the insidious ways we create misery or drama, try to impose will, and suffer needlessly, and as we follow her gentle prompts to make different choices, we begin to see that we can change just about anything in our lives by taking these small steps. Nothing could be simpler, and nothing could be more effective. Or as Karen Casey puts it, "Progress is guaranteed. Perfection isn't expected."