I was miserable as I was still suffering. For years I had to appear a success, to lose weight not knowing abstinence and the perfect plan some believed to be in OA. Hades remained open to me, and it seemed […]
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Surrender
Years piled on years, tears after tears, self-help, self-loathing, short-lived success brings marathon failure trial and error and error and error and error and hopelessness, helplessness, despair to the pit, the bottomless abyss… the criteria met for surrender… and recovery.
Continue reading »Noticing Chains
Those who do not move, do not notice their chains. ~ Rosa Luxemburg [Is a quotation less a poetry prompt when you Google her and disagree on every aspect of life? Is truth truth or is it limited to the truth meant when […]
Continue reading »I Give Up
These are my expectations for myself, and I’ve had to let go of them for others. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 2836). I am the master of the universe, the dictator of all things, responsible to see that the world […]
Continue reading »Jealous of Destitutes
The ability to maintain abstinence through the struggle of homelessness, the pain of emotional relapse, and the fear of financial insecurity are evidence to me of a power greater than myself.~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 2822-2823). What a powerful testament! […]
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