Our deepest fear is we are powerful beyond measure. ~ “Our Greatest Fear” by Marianne Williamson I can deal with mediocrity or beam with respect and even accept failure though I fault someone else. But what if, instead of life […]
Continue reading »Words that Seal
“Words that seal us forever,” she said then just moved right on, completing a thought while I lingered. Promises, vows, solemn oaths, the superglue of life — sometimes they’re lies, occasionally boasts, just braggadocia intended in jest — but a source […]
Continue reading »My Tribe
I found my tribe, the social architecture that fulfills my every need for camaraderie and conviviality. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 333 An ugly duckling, I wandered alone among others, different, strange when they were all I’d known. Certain of […]
Continue reading »Too Secure
He that is too secure is not safe. ~ Thomas Fuller Made in the shade. I’ve got this down, understand the program, have worked the steps. Let me tell you all the secrets, teach you the shortcuts. That first thing […]
Continue reading »If Food Would Help…
Gut-punched, I step in gingerly feeling the extent of damage like I inch into a swimming pool. Plenty bad, embarrassing but manageable. I sit, wanting to lash out, wanting vengeance but for what? How could that help? Established patterns remind […]
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