Friends who careNeat pieces not seen for yearsappearing in drawers to empty.The opportunity to figure out just whatmy choice in decor is looking for shower curtainsin Target.A kind moving man who knowshow the patio lock should workand thinks to tell […]
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Separated
An end and a beginning,a death and a life.Small-town mores,family values – and taboos —yell no!, demand perseverance.Still, another path exists,a frightful one, a path that feelslike failure, like not-good-enough.Yet I know I’ve tried for years,I’ve sacrificed my self-esteemon the […]
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Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. (J.K. Rowling) Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have – the key to life and happiness for others. […]
Continue reading »Pride in Feeling Less Than
…alcoholics develop a kind of compensatory pride in feeling not enough…you have to have enough security to admit how insecure you are. (Clancy I) Look at me, how good I am.I’ve let you belittle me for years,and took it, stoic, […]
Continue reading »Vague Senses
I vaguely sensed I was not being any too smart, but felt reassured as I was taking the whiskey on a full stomach. (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 36) Unfocused, imprecise thoughts,a mind meandering, exploringrabbit trails, drifting, blownwilly-nilly all over the place.So, is vague […]
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