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Posted: Fri, Nov 25, 2005 08:53:11 AM

well the few moments of quiet meditation i was able to squeeze in this morning, seemed not nearly enough. i did however get some clarity as to my direction for the day ahead of me. it seems that today my time will not be my own. i will be running from one task to another, one person to another with very little else between. part of this was a plan i made several days ago, to get together with those men i needed to today, but my phone has been ringing since eight-fifteen and i have missed every call because i was involved in something else.
so what is THE POWER THAT KEEPS ME CLEAN AND PROVIDES FOR MY NEEDS trying to tell me this morning?? i really do not have a clue, except that my plans need to be flexible and i need to be as available as i can for right now, after all i have surrendered my will and MY LIFE into the care of a POWER GREATER THAN ME! so right here, right now i need to proceed to my next task and let the world take care of itself.
∞ DT ∞
post script: 09:52:00 AM November 25, 2005
thinking about my recovery and the nature of the season, you know i can bitch and whine about my time not being my own, but when i came to recovery i had all the time in the world and no one that wanted to spend it with. i am truly grateful that people, my peers my friends, my lover and my family want to talk with me and be a part of my life. and that is one of the gifts that recovery has given me, for which i am very grateful today. i no longer feel alone in the world nor am i lonely and the only way i will be able to hold on to this gift is to keep doing what i have been doing -- living a program of recovery to the best of my ability! -- 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 1

3) A skilful (commander) strikes a decisive blow, and stops. He does
not dare (by continuing his operations) to assert and complete his
mastery. He will strike the blow, but will be on his guard against
being vain or boastful or arrogant in consequence of it. He strikes
it as a matter of necessity; he strikes it, but not from a wish for
mastery.