I’ve been benefited from a dictionary definition I found that reads: “Rationalization is giving a socially acceptable reason for socially unacceptable behavior, and socially unacceptable behavior is a form of insanity.” ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition (Kindle Locations 6428-6429). Good […]
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God’s Love Persists
x So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. ~ Hebrews 2:1 (NLT) What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, […]
Continue reading »Slippery Places
If you don’t want to slip, stay away from slippery places ~ program saying Where are you likely to blow your food plan? All-you-can-eat buffets? Birthday parties? church socials? Grandma’s house? Restaurants serving everyone who comes in chips or fresh-from-the […]
Continue reading »The Old Days
Sometimes the “good” worms into my thoughts – no, not thoughts. My gut, my archival memories, the illusive patterns perhaps once a source of pleasure, later compulsion, habit, obsession – bestowing pain as a mean surrogate for comfort. The […]
Continue reading »A Yard Is Hard
Inch by inch life’s a cinch. Yard by yard life is hard. ~ Fortune cookie Grandiose plans come naturally, as my pride demands I prove to you how marvelous I am. It’s not conceit, oh, no, not that. I stand deficient, though, […]
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