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Whirly Gigs
March 26 Whirly Gigs Pivot points and reference points subtlety disguised as harmless bric-a-brac escape my comprehension until I either stumble or land on one or the other and ponder the affect. Realization that much of my life’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, action, alcoholics anonymous, Change, coincidence, God, Grace, growth, hope, humor, love, nature, Poetry, responsibility, self-knowledge, whirly gigs
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Creed
March 12 Creed We have a long standing family tradition of viewing miracles as tragedy; this custom has afforded us many a fine escape from the unknown. Most things in life are bad; people, places, things, this belief … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, alcoholics anonymous, creed, God, Grace, growth, hope, humor, nature, Poetry, responsibility, self-knowledge, sobriety, sponsorship
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One
February 14 ONE One skin One mind One spirit One day If I live in more than my own skin, I am a body snatcher and ghoul. If I live in a duality of thought I … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, action, alcoholics anonymous, Control, Grace, growth, hope, humor, mental-health, nature, One, Poetry, responsibility, self-knowledge
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Whittle it Down
February 12 Whittle it Down A famous sculptor mentioned that he doesn’t so much create the objects as remove the stone which doesn’t belong. I have had the same experience with willingness. Encased in the bedrock of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, action, alcoholics anonymous, Change, famous sculptor, Grace, growth, humor, love, nature, night flight, owls, Poetry, responsibility, sculptor, sculpture
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Simultaneous Acceptance
February 8 Simultaneous Acceptance Being typical is a difficult thing to live with, but I am typical. Being extraordinary is a challenging thing to live up to, but this is also mine to bear, you see I am … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, action, alcoholics anonymous, Control, Grace, growth, hard work, humor, mental-health, nature, Poetry, responsibility, self respect, self-knowledge, sponsorship
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Today’s Math
February 3 Today’s Math Today is 12/06/06 this is an equation to me, 12 = 6 + 6, simple; not everything is, but math always works for me. My Higher Power is math based and one … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, alcoholics anonymous, growth, happiness, hope, humor, like the moon, loss, love, Math, moon, nature, Poetry, recovery, self respect
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Hades
January 17 Hades There is a strangeness to the dark. A velvety comfort when my paranoia is not alive with ice crystals and contempt. Cocoons of light create hives of life in an otherwise isolating phenomena. Pressing … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, alcoholics anonymous, Change, darkness, God, Grace, growth, Hades, humor, loss, mental-health, mythology, nature, night, Persephone, Poetry, relationships, self-knowledge, sobriety, sponsorship, trees
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Tapers
December 11 TAPERS I wax poetic and burn the candle at both ends. I borrow from the beginning, I steal from the end, coming up short and feeling deeply cheated. I pass myself off as the time-keeper … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, action, alcoholics anonymous, Change, Grace, growth, hope, humor, mental-health, nature, Oxygen Mask, Poetry, responsibility, self care, self-knowledge, sponsorship, tapers
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Flaw in Snow
November 30 FLAW IN SNOW Waiting for snow. Waiting for cold fingers, slick roads, warm beds, reading by firelight. Waiting for the proof of lack of control. Waiting itself proves lack of control. I can dance the snow … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, alcoholics anonymous, breakfast, Grace, growth, happiness, hope, humor, Miami, nature, Poetry, snow
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Floral Trophies
November 21 FLORAL TROPHIES Captured pet plants grow in my window. Why these specimens are given such regal care I suspect, but can’t explain. Delicate shoots pile out of sturdy stalks; roots force the confines of my … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step recovery, action, alcoholics anonymous, Change, floral trophies, Grace, growth, hope, humor, jet lag, joy, love, nature, Poetry, self-knowledge, transportation, travel
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