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โ™ฃ the less i try to run my life on self-will, โ™ฃ

Posted: Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:15:58 AM

the more i find the power and direction once so sorely lacking in my life. interesting, the more i give up on trying to control my life, by surrendering self-will, the more power and direction i get. certainly not the most intuitive ides, at least in my little and narrow way of looking at the world, but as i sit down and let that concept sink in, i see that it is not only possible, it is probable and evidence abounds to bear out that conclusion.
before i get rolling a Merry Christmas to all that celebrate this holiday, may yours meet your expectations. i will be writing a few letters today, to men, who once again are spending their holiday season as wards of the state. they are deserving of the time it takes to write a letter and when they get it later this week, it may brighten the otherwise bleak existence behind the walls. not that matters when it comes to my self-will, it is however important when i start to work the notion over in my head that maybe this time, it will be different. yes my road, more than likely, if i start to use again, will be through county jail and into prison, of that i have very little doubt, and yet, there is the part of me that thinks that somehow things have changed. to dispel the notion that i control my use of anything, that i have any power over addiction, all i have to do is look at the example of the two men, i will be writing as this day progresses. they are my examples of what self-will brings to my life.
for me self-will is a prison of sorts and only when i give up my notions of control and power do i achieve freedom. that is what i heard this morning and that is where i need to go as i continue down this particular track. lately, i have had the feeling that maybe i can create a bit of chaos in my life, and i will not have to suffer the consequences. anyhow, i started down one path and decided against going there. i see that my life is way better than i ever thought it would be, and after a year in the work place again, i have started thinking that maybe i need something more. more money, more respect, more responsibility and yes more power. as a result, i took a few things into my own hands and the results, while not bad for my employer, trashed my personal relationships at work. yes i got away with something, but as i go over my behavior, it is no longer something i am happy about. there will certainly need to be some cleaning up of my side of the street come next Monday, dang it all, just because i needed to topple the cart just a little bit.
once again, i went to that place of dont you know who the fVck i am? so anonymity, is certainly a good goal to strive for today.
i need to shower and shave and prepare for the day ahead. it is a good holiday and an even better day to be clean. i will do what i can to live in the world without creating a wake of damage and pain behind me.

∞ DT ∞


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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 2

4) Therefore the sage desires what (other men) do not desire, and
does not prize things difficult to get; he learns what (other men)
do not learn, and turns back to what the multitude of men have passed
by. Thus he helps the natural development of all things, and does
not dare to act (with an ulterior purpose of his own).