All my relationships changed the day I started accepting people exactly as they are. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 1126). It was my job to change you and I’d do it any way I could. Passively aggressive, my favorite, though […]
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I’ll Grant You That
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. God, give me, allow me, transfer to me as my right, award me, permit me, […]
Continue reading »A Plastic Disk
Thirty Days, Sixty, Ninety, Six Months, Seven Years, Thirty-Four. Plastic. Cheap…even lots of years, a few bucks. A plastic disk. It can be the achievement to remember forever or something scary, public recognition when you feel unworthy, something to drive […]
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Humble, according to the dictionary, is “the state of reflecting, expressing, or offering in a spirit of deference.” ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 2088-2089) So, what does deference mean? Respect, submission, surrender, accession. “To have respect for ourselves guides […]
Continue reading »A Life Sentence
Guilty of gluttony, an affidavit of the facts? A court reporter’s fingers would ache with the effort. The verdict? A given. But sentencing? How long? The finder of fact will know previously, all efforts failed at rehabilitation, a tough case, […]
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