Which Direction?
Living things move. Occasionally inanimate objects move too but mostly they wait to be acted upon by living things, volcanoes and earthquakes notwithstanding. Even those living things that are rooted or fixed to a set point like trees or barnacles still move. What about people? Seems people are moving faster all the time but which direction are they moving? Much of human movement is in circles of varying sizes. Kinda reminds me of Pooh and Piglet following tracks in the
Diamonds in the Dung
OK, I can be intense. I know that. But sometimes my passion gets me in trouble when I let it get out of hand and run roughshod over people or attempt to “win” in a discussion by having the last word. I recently did both in one evening. At least I didn’t engage in an ad hominem attack and make it perfect trifecta. Predictably, someone took me to task the following morning in a rather scathing text message. It was complete with impugned motives, personal attack and even so
Embracing Normal
Having over indulged our entire lives, sobriety can be dull, quite frankly. When everything in your life has been over the top or out on the thin edge, living inside the boundaries can seem pretty lackluster. I understand this. But part of our acting out was the drama of making the score whatever that might be so it only stands to reason that putting all that aside will make life a bore. But it’s a bore we can and must make our peace with. To truly be successful in our re