One feels that something more than human power is needed to produce the essential psychic change. (Alcoholics Anonymous, Doctor’s Opinion) Nine days is a long time.I returned today as askedto run an errand,an old chore of mine.I mused that time brings change,perhaps […]
Continue reading »Unclench Your Fist
What do I have clenched in my fist?Fear. Need to control, urge to direct the show.Compulsion to rescue, to know best,to fix, even from afar.What else do I cling to?Hope, abstinence, recovery,love, freedom from bitterness,release from imprisonment.How do I pick […]
Continue reading »Inward Realities
It is being constantly revealed, as mankind studies the material world, that outward appearances are not inward reality at all. (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 48) He’s talking about atoms, moleculesscurrying around in steel girders.Yep, outward solid as a rock.Inside, buzzing, busy, […]
Continue reading »What Could We Have Done Better?
When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once? Were we kind […]
Continue reading »Chopped
Sometimes the way to get what you wanted is to chop off what you always held onto as though your life depended on it. (My interpretation of the moral of Tangled.) The magic, healing hairpeople coveted, craved,would capture Rapunzelfor should […]
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