Fury, violence, distress, turbulence. The world swirls, jerking objects, fierce and carnal. Storms rage. And after, calm. Damage assessment, sorting good from among the bad, inventory taken. And it is over illogical as that may feel from the midst, but […]
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Same Thinking
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein This time I’ll get it right, have the willpower, walk the tightrope, exercise, just barely eat, enough to get by but to […]
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When I examine my dislike of certain individuals, I am startled to find that the characteristics I am least tolerant of are those I hate in myself. ~ For Today (Kindle Locations 1545-1546). I hear catty comments, tsk-tsk in my […]
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Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 1167) A wise woman, my college Sunday school teacher, spoke with disdain of those repeatedly born again when they stopped there, never “grew up.” Kind […]
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Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer. ~ Elbert Hubbard “Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, snatch them in pity from sin […]
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