Indebted. Obligated. Owing. Compelled, bound, required, forced. Beholden. An action done, a bond made, often from the will to help, the willingness to extend a hand, but from a position of power, of ownership, of control, of sovereignty. Gratitude. Grateful. […]
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Muddy Waters
But the muddiest water clears as it is stilled. and out of that stillness life arises. ~ Lao-tzu In the harshest drought a hard-pounding downpour fills lakes, washes clean the world, restores hope and heart, but… persistent showers, pooling, puddling, lingering, […]
Continue reading »United We Recover
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon OA unity. ~ OA First Tradition I disagree with you. I don’t believe you take seriously the program, the commitment, the Steps. You irritate me. I want to guide you, […]
Continue reading »Shadows of the Soul
Nightmares haunt my sleep, anxieties plague my days, regrets burden my leisure as guilt drives me to escape, to find such peace as once I knew, to behaviors in times past that comforted my fears. The world remains the same. […]
Continue reading »A Life Sentence
Guilty of gluttony, an affidavit of the facts? A court reporter’s fingers would ache with the effort. The verdict? A given. But sentencing? How long? The finder of fact will know previously, all efforts failed at rehabilitation, a tough case, […]
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