It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. Epictetus They say you can’t be too dumb (though usually more courteously) but you can be too smart to understand the Twelve Steps, to get recovery. […]
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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 »Me at Almost 68
(I wrote this a while ago. I’m 68 and three months now and they took my blood the last two times I offered it.) My knees may hurt but they don’t grumble much with a mile and a half at […]
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I have confused support with action. I learned that the woman was saying: “I am behind you 100 percent and will support you in whatever you do. If you need something from me, then you have to ask for what […]
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