There aren’t any answers — only choices. ~ Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber Explanations come sometimes but why not now when I want them? Who can explain why people do the things they do, say that, act that way? Who can explain […]
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Dirty Dishes
I still don’t like dirty dishes, but I don’t have to interpret them as having a deeper meaning. I am learning to take things at face value. Sometimes dirty dishes are just dirty dishes. ~ Courage to Change, page 27 […]
Continue reading »Mad at the World
I came to the fourth step mad at the world, angry at everybody and everything. I listed those people who’d wronged me, snubbed me, peeved me. I scribbled what they’d done, irked to be told to keep it short. I […]
Continue reading »To Serve Humbly
To serve humbly, you have to be able to see. ~ Ross Whiteaker I know what you need. I’ll do it. Who cares what you say? I know you decline from fear, from low self-esteem, from ignorance. I’ll do the grand […]
Continue reading »How Do You Feel?
How do you feel about the matter? What do you think about that? My counselor sat, looking at me, while I really wanted her to hypnotize me, to help me lose the blasted weight. What did it matter what I […]
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