If I had to do anything for a lifetime I would never start today. Oh, if that’s my intention — a lifetime — I see the advantage, the benefits. But especially if it’s good for me, a right step, a new direction, […]
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I Choose the Fireplug!
A speaker at an OA convention once shared that he would have been willing to sit naked on a fireplug and hand out leaflets if that was what his recovery required. Fortunately, our program requires no single act of daring. […]
Continue reading »As a Tourist
I went to my first meeting as a tourist. ~ Graciela M How does a tourist act? Like a visitor. Someone there to get the flavor, to savor the culture, to learn the history, to see the sights, record the […]
Continue reading »Waiting
Like a tidal pool time flows in waves, too much to do, over the top, panic at the waiting surge ready to desiccate energy, stamina, willingness, ability to tackle one of a swarm of tasks and do it then turn […]
Continue reading »Like a Cricket Infestation
Welcome home. The annual cricket infestation has hit the courthouse. They vacuumed my office… three times…today. I know they scare people, annoy others, cause a worry about health, create paranoia about taking off shoes… and putting them on. But they’re […]
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