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Wed, Nov 12, 2014 08:48:19 AM
∪ **someday,** i have thought, ∪
posted: Wed, Nov 12, 2014 08:48:19 AM
**i am going to be a main speaker at a convention, too.**
well i am not holding my breath, waiting for the some day to arrive. it is possible, that i may get that opportunity, but today, well today i am more than grateful that i have my own story to tell, no matter what the size of the audience.
a year ago, it seems i was all up in arms about being included in the “we” that some of my peers choose to use when they share. perhaps i have mellowed, or perhaps i have moved on. i certainly do NOT know what is best for anyone else. does someone else know what is best for me? well that is certainly a valid point. it seems my sponsor, my peers and some of my closed-mouth friends certainly do from time to time. well honestly more frequently than i like to admit. the rub is, however, if i am dishonest with them, they will give me bad advice and suggestions. so the part of me that wants to hide how bad i am, will inevitably lead me into places where i get bad information. of course, then i can blame whomever gave it to me, after all, it is all their fault :).
so as i sit here, much later than usual, i am getting more grateful that i made the decision to work from home today. looking at the traffic on the main road in front of my house, i can see that i would have been more than a little bit frustrated, as traffic seems to be moving at two speeds way too slow and way too fast. anyhow i need to get rolling into the shower, as i may be working from home, but i still like to act ‘as-if’ i am in the office, which means showering, shaving and changing into clothes that i did not sleep in last night.
it is a good day to be clean, and have an option or two.
well i am not holding my breath, waiting for the some day to arrive. it is possible, that i may get that opportunity, but today, well today i am more than grateful that i have my own story to tell, no matter what the size of the audience.
a year ago, it seems i was all up in arms about being included in the “we” that some of my peers choose to use when they share. perhaps i have mellowed, or perhaps i have moved on. i certainly do NOT know what is best for anyone else. does someone else know what is best for me? well that is certainly a valid point. it seems my sponsor, my peers and some of my closed-mouth friends certainly do from time to time. well honestly more frequently than i like to admit. the rub is, however, if i am dishonest with them, they will give me bad advice and suggestions. so the part of me that wants to hide how bad i am, will inevitably lead me into places where i get bad information. of course, then i can blame whomever gave it to me, after all, it is all their fault :).
so as i sit here, much later than usual, i am getting more grateful that i made the decision to work from home today. looking at the traffic on the main road in front of my house, i can see that i would have been more than a little bit frustrated, as traffic seems to be moving at two speeds way too slow and way too fast. anyhow i need to get rolling into the shower, as i may be working from home, but i still like to act ‘as-if’ i am in the office, which means showering, shaving and changing into clothes that i did not sleep in last night.
it is a good day to be clean, and have an option or two.
∞ DT ∞
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While the author is a member of a 12 Step recovery fellowship, these writings are not intended to endorse or express the published wisdom of any fellowship.
These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 1
1) The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging
Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging
name.