I had no use for me, could not imagine your liking me because surely I knew me best and if I believed I had no merit you couldn’t help but see it, too. But that was a long time ago, […]
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To Those Who Think Most Often of Food
How many diets have you begun? Have they ever been successful, so you were content six months after the last day you dieted? Can you take one from a serving dish of your favorite food, leaving the rest? Do you […]
Continue reading »I Learned It Is about Me
Thirty-five years ago I was counseled five years, seeking sanity. After maybe a couple hundred sessions, the psychologist told me there was nothing wrong with me, end a relationship and I’d do fine. Maybe ten years later, a different psychologist […]
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In the 1930’s the universe tilted though only slightly at the time. A drunk named Bill sobered up with the help of a surprisingly sober friend and a doctor long-familiar with Bill. He happened to travel from New York City […]
Continue reading »As It Should Be
Our past is neither an accident nor a mistake. We have been where we needed to be, with the necessary people. We can embrace our history, with its pain, its imperfections, its mistakes, even its tragedies. It is uniquely ours; […]
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