I have been clean for:
I Stand With Ukraine

Welcome

Journal

Some memes

Feel Free to steal and repost these memes!

Surrender meme Work the steps meme

๐Ÿ™† making my ๐Ÿ™‡

Posted: Wed, Nov 2, 2022 07:15:43 AM

problems bearable, by being capable of receiving love, guidance and support from those who understand and care for me. quite a mouthful for so early in the morning, but as i inventoried what i heard as i sat this morning, that certainly seems to be theme after the chaff had been removed. it is not as if i have a mountain of insurmountable and intractable problems, but there are a few concerns that haunt my existence. living with cancer and a precancerous condition, to name a couple. dealing with those who choose to live a life dependent on the kindness of others, is another. neither of those will be changing soon and all of those require my continued surrender to the acceptance that wishing them away will make everything okay. where i am today, is that being okay with what is will make me happier than wishing for the what never will be.
my plan today, after i trot through the neighborhood in dawn's early light, is to do a bit more prep work for my second chance online assessment and if i feel comfortable enough with where i am, technically, get the whole gig done and move on with my life. at least i did not code in my head while i was attempting to sleep last night. in fact, even though i did not want to get out of bed this morning, i do feel rested and refreshed. it is nice that the worry and concern i felt about even being considered for employment at this company, has diminished to a mouse's squeak, annoying, loud enough to hear when i am paying attention, but mostly lost in the white noise of living life to my fullest. i am certainly okay with that pea under my mattress.
moving into this morning, even though it is still quite dark outside, i think i am going to dress out and get my workout done. i really do not like this time of year and for me, the ways and means i use to ameliorate my annual bout of Seasonal Affected Disorder is to actively seek the sun and get out in the fresh air, rather than spending my days getting high. i am not sure if it is a better way to live or not, but for this human being, it certainly feels like it is. it is a good day to remember that if i am feeling less than anything today, i have people in my life i can reach out to, who will give that minute of healing touch. my life is certainly better than i may able to see, in those moments of doubt and pain.

∞ DT ∞


Another Look

This day in older entries

๐Ÿ•› making the time ๐Ÿ•ฆ
354 words ➥ Sunday, November 2, 2025 by donnot
๐Ÿคญ today i choose ๐Ÿคญ
409 words ➥ Saturday, November 2, 2024 by donnot
๐Ÿคจ on being ๐Ÿคจ
431 words ➥ Thursday, November 2, 2023 by donnot
๐Ÿค“ knowing that ๐Ÿค—
547 words ➥ Tuesday, November 2, 2021 by donnot
๐Ÿ˜’ alone with my pain ๐Ÿ˜’
430 words ➥ Monday, November 2, 2020 by donnot
๐ŸŽ† having friends ๐ŸŽ‡
531 words ➥ Saturday, November 2, 2019 by donnot
๐Ÿ”ญ no end in sight ๐Ÿ”ฎ
636 words ➥ Friday, November 2, 2018 by donnot
๐Ÿ™ป alone with ๐Ÿ™ป
544 words ➥ Thursday, November 2, 2017 by donnot
โˆป call my sponsor, โˆป
715 words ➥ Wednesday, November 2, 2016 by donnot
โŠ• living with โŠ•
538 words ➥ Monday, November 2, 2015 by donnot
โ€ฆ but what about those situations ?
1092 words ➥ Sunday, November 2, 2014 by donnot
โ€ฆ my friends may not be able to solve my problems for me โ€ฆ
484 words ➥ Saturday, November 2, 2013 by donnot
โŒฉ the problems i cannot resolve โŒช
508 words ➥ Friday, November 2, 2012 by donnot
โ€ข i never have to be alone with my pain again. โ€ข
491 words ➥ Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by donnot
ยข it makes a difference to have friends who care if i hurt. ยข
483 words ➥ Tuesday, November 2, 2010 by donnot
ฮฑ for most of my problems, the solution is simple โ€ฆ
445 words ➥ Sunday, November 2, 2008 by donnot
ฮฑ i know what it is like to live with a painful situation ฯ‰
468 words ➥ Friday, November 2, 2007 by donnot
โˆž distributing the burden โˆž
312 words ➥ Wednesday, November 2, 2005 by donnot
living with unresolved problems
377 words ➥ Tuesday, November 2, 2004 by donnot

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

1) (Those who) possessed in highest degree the attributes (of the
Tao) did not (seek) to show them, and therefore they possessed them
(in fullest measure). (Those who) possessed in a lower degree those
attributes (sought how) not to lose them, and therefore they did not
possess them (in fullest measure).