They failed to coddle you, to make sure you were content, that your needs were being met. They considered a hundred other folks, believed the setting invited your request for extra help. You grew your resentment, well fertilized, tended with […]
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At the End
We carefully work the Steps, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine. Then Ten, Eleven and Twelve… continuing the first ten. But at the end of the Steps, we’re spreading the message, increasing the fellowship and newcomers […]
Continue reading »Giving Up
…it is not enough to want to be rid of the unpleasant side effects of my illness. I need to be willing to give up that which attracts me in the first place: the gratification, sedation or whatever other payoff […]
Continue reading »We Resolutely Looked for Our Own Mistakes
I resented you for years, you old fart, for your meddling seemed always to make my best-laid plans fizzle, fade, die on the vine and I would have sworn your collective efforts secured the failure if all good things. Honestly, […]
Continue reading »Courage to Grow Up
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~ E. E. Cummings Bitching is easy. Seeing what others could (should) do to make your life easier is simple. Accepting responsibility to make your own life happier […]
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