We have not grown up enough to comprehend what it is to be a nation of priests. ~ Jo Helen Cox Today, about 6,500 OA groups meet each week in over 75 countries. With OA divided into 10 regions […]
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To Not Be Liked
It’s not a bad thing to not be liked. ~ Joe Flacco Being popular can be a bother, an obligation to maintain, and staying in that spotlight can cramp your style, make you feel it necessary to wear false faces, […]
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I taught seventh and eighth graders, tried hard to be tough like the professors had said, not to let them get anything by. But wuss I was, struggling to hold on, to keep some kind of control. Forty-three years have […]
Continue reading »Not Perfect Today
“I am not perfect today.” Today when I hear the phrase I sigh with relief. I don’t have to live with that untruth. ~ Jhe T Would I be perfect if I could? Surely. I’ve tried forever, failed daily… hourly. […]
Continue reading »The Device of Hopelessness
I recognize hopelessness for what it is: my mind protecting me from disappointment. Hopelessness served at one time, but I don’t need that device today. ~ For Today (Kindle Locations 2353-2354). Hope becomes a burden when disappointment weighs and builds […]
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