I treat myself with kindness and consideration, and my word to myself is as good as the commitments I make to others. ~ For Today (Kindle Location 283) If anybody knows how untrustworthy I am, it’s me. I blew it […]
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Talking to Each Other
One overeater talking to another. We didn’t realize it that night, but the spiritual essence of all Twelve-Step groups was present among us. We shared a problem, we identified with one another, and we hoped for a common solution. ~ […]
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Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body. ~ Jean Jacques Rousseau Privation. The dictionary calls it a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are […]
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The best discipline is love. ~ For Today (Kindle Location 2086) Rowdy toddlers, tired, exhausted. But mischief left to wreck a room after put to bed. Consequences explained, diapered bottoms swatted, twice. But all in love, talk of best choices, […]
Continue reading »Holes in My Head
Mother never wore earrings. A mole on her ear, her choice. I didn’t like clip-ons that hurt. Most did. I had no need for earrings. Early marriage, something he said, I thought to be expressing a wish I’d get pierced […]
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