When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. ~ Madeleine L’Engle Wounded, vulnerable, exposed. Childhood […]
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The Earthly Good of X
Or, you might possibly persuade yourself to believe in some creative force, or algebraic “X,” but what earthly good would an “X” be in solving such a problem as you face? ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, Kindle Locations 3856-3858 It’s a Step in […]
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Loneliness is a drug, a narcotic; it grows through veins, through nerves and muscles; it assumes some right of possession over your body and mind; it feeds itself, and creates its own requirement. Loneliness and solitude are walls. ~ R. […]
Continue reading »To Stand Prosperity
It seemed quite impossible however for me to stand prosperity so I would drink myself out of one situation, get myself together a bit, develop another, and then repeat the performance. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous: the “Big Book” (Kindle Locations 3805-3807) […]
Continue reading »Our Protestations
What ever our protestations, are not most of us concerned with ourselves, our resentments, or our self-pity? (Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 62) A miscommunication with a teammate, perhaps accidentally using his ID just a couple of times, just accessing an account — […]
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