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Category Archives: Personal
Resentment
I’m working Step Four and I’m having hard time listing any resentments because all resentments I develop are gone within a couple of days at the most. So my sponsor encourages me to list every resentment I’ve had recently that … Continue reading
My Keen Attention To Detail Got Me To Where I Am In Life
I parked my car at a meter yesterday and got outside into the sun and happily and blissfully walked away without putting any money in the meter. I do this quite a lot but yesterday I didn’t catch myself and … Continue reading
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My Worldview
From S7E3 of Game of Thrones on Sunday, Little Finger tells Lady Sansa: “Don’t fight in the north or the south. Fight every battle everywhere always in your mind. Everyone is your enemy. Everyone is your friend. Every possible series … Continue reading
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When Was I The Victim? When Was I The Perpetrator?
My mind naturally inclines to thinking one thousand times about when I have been the victim for every time it naturally inclines to thinking about when I was the perpetrator. I don’t like thinking about when I was a perpetrator. … Continue reading
Meeting Stars On Set
In 1994, I was working as an extra on a film or TV show. Martin Landau was one of the stars of the production. We sat next to each other at lunch one day and had a nice chat. He … Continue reading
Clarity Creates Energy And Strength
I receive many outreach calls from my various 12-step programs, but I have to be careful of my time and my energy because most calls I get are from people who want to share the mess, not the message, and … Continue reading
Honesty
I was six dollars short at the dry cleaners I’ve patronized for 20 years. “Don’t worry about it,” said the owner. I couldn’t. I could not enjoy food or drink or Netflix while I was short. I went home, got … Continue reading
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The Mildewed Teaching Chair
On Friday, I left some wet cloths on my wooden stool that I use for teaching Alexander Technique. When I removed the now-dry cloths this evening, I saw they had left horrible mildew splotches. So I scrubbed away and the … Continue reading
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A Friend Says I Look Like The Leader Of Hamas – Ismail Haniyeh
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25 Things I Did To Recover From Sex And Love Addiction
From RecoveryRanch.com: Sex Addiction versus Love Addiction: Are they Fundamentally Different or the Same? September 25, 2012 | Staff Stories Both sex addiction and love addiction are understood to be disorders of emotional intimacy characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive … Continue reading