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Mon, Aug 19, 2024 08:52:33 AM
🌬 drawing closer 🌫
posted: Mon, Aug 19, 2024 08:52:33 AM
each day to becoming the kind of person i would like to be. the trick however, has been trying to figure out who that person is and what he may look like. once upon a time, i thought i knew, i wanted to look just like everyone else, and be well-regarded as one of the crew. that meant doing stuff that did not fit who i was becoming. as a result, spent decades spinning in circles trying to get a clue or three. today after a few years of stopping the spin and allowing myself just to be, i may not know who i want to be, BUT, i no longer care as i have FAITH that the POWER that fuels my recovery is providing the opportunities on a daily basis to grow into that man, whoever the hell he may be. 😉
i am finding out lately that i spend far too much time on social media and it has become “addicting.” the more i post and respond to what i see, the more likes and follows i get and of course there is that rush of being something a little bit more. as a person who knows that he is an addict, i am beginning to get a clue that maybe i need to disengage a bit and allow myself a bit of a break from tweeting, retweeting and following, just to see what happens. i am quite sure that will not cause a rift in the space-time continuum and i may be a little more spiritually fit, by walking away. just as i did for my penchant to give everyone and everything that i found less desirable the middle finger salute. perhaps a Twitter diet is called for as well. certainly an interesting experiment.
anyhow i have work to do, chores to accomplish and a computer to prepare for recycling today. as much as i might like to ramble on, i know the time has come to put this exercise to bed and get on with my day. it is a good day to look for and see the next right thing to do.
i am finding out lately that i spend far too much time on social media and it has become “addicting.” the more i post and respond to what i see, the more likes and follows i get and of course there is that rush of being something a little bit more. as a person who knows that he is an addict, i am beginning to get a clue that maybe i need to disengage a bit and allow myself a bit of a break from tweeting, retweeting and following, just to see what happens. i am quite sure that will not cause a rift in the space-time continuum and i may be a little more spiritually fit, by walking away. just as i did for my penchant to give everyone and everything that i found less desirable the middle finger salute. perhaps a Twitter diet is called for as well. certainly an interesting experiment.
anyhow i have work to do, chores to accomplish and a computer to prepare for recycling today. as much as i might like to ramble on, i know the time has come to put this exercise to bed and get on with my day. it is a good day to look for and see the next right thing to do.
∞ 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 2
3) It is by avoiding such indulgence that such weariness does not
arise.