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๐Ÿ”” life is in session, ๐Ÿ”•

Posted: Thu, Sep 18, 2025 11:16:05 AM

and i get to choose how i want to participate. lately, i have been more than a bit out of balance, choosing to play in the fantasy world of AI image generation and letting some of the little details of my life fall by the wayside. yesterday, for the first time in nearly two weeks, i left that world behind and started to seriously read my book for book club, next week. as i sat this morning, more than a few things popped off the stack to do, first and foremost was to work on my “junk” closet. i have been meaning to do that for the past ninety days, and yet, something else always comes up. that “something else” is never anything important, but always seems to take precedence. i may not get my closet done this afternoon, but it has moved towards the top of my inventory of choices.
the other place i am seeking balance, or at least what popped off the stack this morning, is finding a local meeting that is somewhere between the two extremes that are in my hometown. one is an almost “anything goes” tradition stomping meeting and the other a strict and maximum adherence to a small group of addicts and their understanding of what this program of recovery is all about. i do not feel comfortable in either one and am grateful have the ways and means to seek out the meeting vibe that fits me better. i am sad though as i was hoping to find one closer than Boulder.
right here and right now as i enjoy the end of times in regards to not working, i can play around with stuff, get stuff done or even take a nap. i certainly have a bit of time to play with fantasy football, as i do my job search. i could complain, bitch and whine more about what is not, especially the shit i have no power over, such as the local meetings. i choose, however, to let that go, attempt one more local one, before i write them off. just for today, however i will live in gratitude for the balance i do have in my life, rather than…

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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 2

2) Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat. Purity
and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.