How did you feel when the leprous came, calling “Unclean!” as the Hebrews required? Were you repulsed by the old and the lame reeking with filth and with excreta mired? Lord, did you hesitate, waffle or pause before touching the […]
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For Michael
A friend’s still a friend when the shit hits the fan. You can count on my caring when life’s road is rough. When you’re down here’s my hand, not just once but again and again till your confidence rebounds enough. […]
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Embroiled in boisterous bustle, goaded towards guilt undeserved, shackled with stifling shame I wither, I rankle, I wane. Enfolded in friendship’s fabric, encased in caressing cocoons, nurtured by nature’s transcendence I flourish, I flower, I’m freed.
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A candle loses nothing by lighting another. ~ James Keller In recovery we learn we really need to help each other out. We read in the Big Book, “Most of us sense that real tolerance of other people’s shortcomings and […]
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I’ve done well this Christmas eating acceptably throughout the month, not perfectly but close to it. I’ve not been pulled into the insanity of excuses for a special time, fear of offending people who tried to prepare special foods for […]
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