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increasingly ready to connect, really connect, with other people. as i consider what i am going to write about this morning, i can say that my source material touched on a few topics that have certainly been stumbling blocks in my attempts to build bridges to my peers: gossip, overthinking and certainly keeping my mouth shut when i need to speak up. this morning as i pound this out, on my way out of the country for a week in the tropics, i realize that i am more than likely doing better than i may actually think i am, at this whole communication gig.

Mr Mike C.
CONGRATS on XXII (22) years clean!
Keep coming back.

as i sat this morning, when i was not obsessed about finding everything i needed for my trip, what kept coming up was the nature of my interactions with the world around me. for no reason at all, i let someone off the hook yesterday and to say anything more, would diminish the gift i gave them. as i walked through my lazy and frenetic day yesterday, i realized that there are many folks who trust me to keep their stuff on the down-low, and that is something that i have been fairly good at doing, most of the time. i also realized that these days, i am good about keeping my mouth shut, especially when someone just wants to dump and does not require or desire solutions to what they are telling me. i have moved into the phase of sharing what is bothering me and being honest when i am on the verge of doing something i WILL regret. i may not have all the intricacies of communication worked out, but i am certainly much better than i was when i walked into the rooms, and even in the past few years as i start to see who i really am and expose that person to the world around me.
it is, however, time to post this little ditty and watch for our ride to the airport. i am clean today and excited to get on this next adventure, just for today.

∞ DT ∞