Be certain he will be welcomed by your family, and that he is not trying to impose upon you for money, connections, or shelter. Permit that and you only harm him. You will be making it possible for him to […]

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I just think thistles are beautiful! ~ Jo Helen Cox Despicable weed covered with prickles, barbed leaves, nectar served up in a spiked cup — nature cum loathsome, designed to be repugnant to herbivores and humans, so hated weevils brought […]

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As a newcomer, the first impression I had of what OA members thought of me was, “You’re fine just the way you are.” No one made me feel that my illness rendered me less worthy of respect than other people. […]

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To live is to be slowly born. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery As a rose begins as a green nub, then hints at color, shimmying slowly from the confines to glamorous, to glorious. As mundane ingredients join blending flavors, becoming far […]

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…but about the Nature of this Happiness, men dispute, and the multitude do not in their account of it agree with the wise. For some say it is some one of those things which are palpable and apparent, as pleasure […]

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