I write down poetry prompts when I hear them, store them sometimes for years. This one I actually used before on March 9, 2014. Don’t take a hostage you’re not willing to shoot. ~ Congressman Mike Conaway And then what? […]
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Destiny
Where there’s blue lights, just read me my rights ~ lyrics, Justin Michael Weaver, Kip Moore It’s inevitable. We know it is, for we come in angry, dejected, knowing failure is inevitable. We can’t lick this habit, this compulsion, this addiction […]
Continue reading »The Bane of Excess
Excess kills the very qualities I seek in anything, be it possessions, activities or food. ~ For Today (Kindle Location 2440). I know how to quit a stupid game, be it Angry Birds or Spider Sol, Shisen or Sudoku, crossword […]
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…in OA there are no laurels. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 1544). Imagine resting on laurels. If resting is sitting, balance would be difficult, prickly, or would crush the leaves to future compost components. If resting is leaning, how […]
Continue reading »How Willing?
Will cannot be quenched against its will. ~ Dante Alighieri I tell you right now, I’m willing!!! Just like Peter was willing to confront the people as he warmed himself at the fire while the master he swore to serve was […]
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