Then I was seized with a thought: I am going to get drunk. Our no, maybe I won’t get drunk; maybe I’ll just go into that bar and drink some ginger ale and scrape up an acquaintance. Then I panicked. […]
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Only a Step
As we have seen, self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. It is a step in the development of that kind of humility […]
Continue reading »I Got Away with It-ism
When I nibbled at the edges, chipped away at pieces, ate just one, a small bite, got away with it…or so it seemed… a pattern emerged, and grew, swelled, blossomed. A disease, a malady with symptoms others didn’t see but […]
Continue reading »The Fudge of Life
An early recollection is one of looking up and seeing that vast and mysterious mountain and wondering whether I would ever climb that high. But I was presently distracted by my aunt who, as a fourth birthday present, made me […]
Continue reading »The Great Not Me
God is whatever you can hang onto — at least in the beginning. Something greater, something needed, ached for, dreamed of…not expected. This power can be the group, universal good, the power of love, a mighty oak. Names don’t matter… […]
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