I no longer look for the good in people, I search for the real…Because while good is often dressed in fake clothing, real is naked and proud, no matter the scars. ~ Chishala Lishomwa We tried to be real while we […]
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From My Prison
It is a prison: a body miserable in excess, unable to cross legs, to sit on the floor… then stand without mimicking a camel rolling to his feet. It is a prison: terminal ugliness, gross, grotesque, too lazy/tired/depressed for cleanliness, […]
Continue reading »I Saw Your Reaction
When I spoke at your meeting last week, I hope you didn’t feel like I stared at you. I know my eyes lingered there even as I aimed for eye contact with everyone. Pardon my saying so but I felt […]
Continue reading »I Want Expansion
As you set a financial goal, it is not only about the expansion for yourself; it’s about the expansion of all of those who are involved in that which you are about. In other words, it creates this nucleus, this […]
Continue reading »Twitter and the Media
Tradition 10. Overeaters Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the OA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. So, they run a fellow born a British subject, a war hero, led a battle that shattered the Native […]
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