Whatever the precise definition of the word may be, we call this plain insanity. How can such a lack of proportion, of the ability to think straight, be called anything else? You may think this an extreme case. To us […]
Continue reading »Stamp of Approval
What do you call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, magnanimity, forgiveness? Different results of the one master impulse: the necessity of securing one’s self-approval. ~ Mark Twain One master impulse – securing self-approval. For years I tried devious, negative means, […]
Continue reading »Keeping Score
You hurt me so I pay you back. You retaliate and I counter, revenge for tit for tat, in kind for a taste of medicine. Is this the game of life — maybe love tennis style, but none for real? […]
Continue reading »I Don’t Love It
Every April, every November, he sets out a list of poetry prompts. Every Tuesday he gives opposites, “Two for Tuesday” he calls it. And every year, twice a year, the prompt is to “Write a love poem” or “Write an […]
Continue reading »On Awakening
On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. (Alcoholics […]
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