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Pigs
February 17 PIGS “Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.” Talking to a chrysalis about flight is like talking to a fetus about dry land. Descriptions … Continue reading
Posted in 12 step recovery, aa, acceptance, Access, God, good girl, Strange, Stretching, survival
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Stretching
May 20 STRETCHING Stretching is not equivalent to change. Limbering is nice and warms the muscles, body and soul. Over-reaching, over-compensation is trauma; it distorts the symmetry and breeds erroneous thinking. Extension beyond the bounds sets me … Continue reading
Posted in 12 step recovery, Affirmation, Alcoholics Anonymous, honesty, Hope, Humor, Inventory, Poetry, Stretching, Wisdom
Tagged 12 step recovery, action, alcoholics anonymous, Change, Grace, growth, hope, humor, inspection, Poetry, self-knowledge, stretching
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Bound
April 21 Bound The reason the sleeves of my disease wrap around and tie in the back is so that I will struggle with change. Alcoholism is my straightjacket and my goal is that ‘loose garment life’ I’ve heard so … Continue reading
Posted in 12 step recovery, achievement, Adjustment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Bound, Change, Poetry, solution, Stretching
Tagged alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, bound, recovery, straightjacket
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Calm, Peaceful, On
December 18 Calm, Peaceful, On Once I center my mind I can type in the dark. All it takes is me present and willing to flow. Limber up the learning curve, press my … Continue reading
The Landscape of Words
July 22 The Landscape of Words Paint takes time to dry; I work with words. I say azure and you are there with me, even if I am far from this mortal coil, my pigments stay fresh as long as … Continue reading
Posted in action, Art, Magic, Outsider Art, Poetry, Rainbow, reader writer relationship, reading, Red, Sharing, Showing up, Stretching, sunshine, vision, Vocabulary, writing
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Old Nasty
July 13 Old Nasty My addiction is like a Percheron, bigger and more powerful than I am, but what I have learned is that if I treat this horse with due respect and a guiding hand from my recovery and … Continue reading
Posted in 12 step recovery, aa, Affirmation, Alcoholics Anonymous, attitude, Blessings, bounty, change in attitude, Choice, closeness, comfort, Courage, dignity, Escape, Fabulous, Growth, heart, Help, honesty, Hope, Humility, Intelligence, Interface, intimacy, knowing, Life, maturity, Nature, particiapation, possiblities, Powerlessness, Process, Protection, Prudence, Redemption, Relationships, reluctance, Renewal, Self knowledge, self-seeking, Service, Sharing, sobriety, Stretching, struggle, survival, Transformation, Transitions, unrealistic expectiations, willingness, Wisdom
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Frozen Strawberries
May 30 FROZEN STRAWBERRIES “I have them in the freezer,” I tell my sponsor.“I’m sure you do. When are you going to take them out and reenact spring?” her retort.“I don’t want to take them out before I’m ready. I … Continue reading
Posted in 12 step recovery, Affirmation, Alcoholics Anonymous, Hope, Humor, Sex, Sponsorship, Stretching, Wisdom
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Stretching
May 20 STRETCHING Stretching is not equivalent to change. Limbering is nice and warms the muscles, body and soul. Over-reaching, over-compensation is trauma; it distorts the symmetry and breeds erroneous thinking. Extension beyond the bounds sets me up for a … Continue reading
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