The regrets, shoulds, ought tos over time accrue and aggregate, solidify and petrify, expand… harden. And as they accumulate, debris sticking, adhering, these emotions harden hearts as well. Minds avoid guilt, shoving it away, hurling it toward bit players on the scene, […]
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Ourselves
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. ~ Step 4 Well, sure, it’s important. Folks need to figure out how messed up their lives are, and then delve in and realize they did it to themselves. You […]
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The regrets, shoulds, ought tos over time accrue and aggregate, solidify and petrify, expanding, harden. And as they accumulate debris sticking, adhering, they harden hearts as well. Minds avoid guilt, shoving it away, and hurl it toward bit players on the scene, sighing relief as it adheres…then etch the scene on psyches as a […]
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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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Those things we know to do, promise to do, believe eventually we’ll have done them…just do them. Sure, it’s an ironic day, season, time to start, but it’s a Thursday, and that’s all it is. A Thursday with company, with […]
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