As we have seen, self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. It is a step in the development of that kind of humility […]
Continue reading »I Got Away with It-ism
When I nibbled at the edges, chipped away at pieces, ate just one, a small bite, got away with it…or so it seemed… a pattern emerged, and grew, swelled, blossomed. A disease, a malady with symptoms others didn’t see but […]
Continue reading »The Fudge of Life
An early recollection is one of looking up and seeing that vast and mysterious mountain and wondering whether I would ever climb that high. But I was presently distracted by my aunt who, as a fourth birthday present, made me […]
Continue reading »The Great Not Me
God is whatever you can hang onto — at least in the beginning. Something greater, something needed, ached for, dreamed of…not expected. This power can be the group, universal good, the power of love, a mighty oak. Names don’t matter… […]
Continue reading »Somebody Else
Everybody around here used to be somebody else. It’s just what happens. We can’t sit in these rooms with half an ear open, with any inclination to wish, with despair at our lives with hopelessness and not catch a taste, […]
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