Sometimes the “good” worms into my thoughts – no, not thoughts. My gut, my archival memories, the illusive patterns perhaps once a source of pleasure, later compulsion, habit, obsession – bestowing pain as a mean surrogate for comfort. The […]
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Negativity
Illness or pain is just an extension of negative emotion. When you are no longer feeling any resistance to it, it’s a non-issue. ~ Abraham It’s logical. Angry, embarrassed, bitter, jealous, engaged… what happens? You smash things, yell, use your […]
Continue reading »And We Ate
We ate to sate the fears, the anxieties, the angers, the disappointments. We ate to escape the pressures of our problems or the boredom of everyday life. We procrastinated, we hid, and we ate. ~ The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions […]
Continue reading »The Root of Our Troubles
Selfishness — self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition (Kindle Locations 1019-1020). […]
Continue reading »Over My Head
I jumped in the water and it was over my head. But it wasn’t over Daddy’s head. ~ Justin Daddy. That’s what Abba means, Daddy. The Daddy in the sky…and the dirt and the waves and the butterflies and in me. I’m […]
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