Tag Archives: the past

The Truth About Yourself

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves” is the 4th step used in anonymous recovery groups for compulsions that range from alcohol, narcotics and gambling to overeating, workaholic behavior and the recovery group I am active in, Codependence … Continue reading →

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Pay Attention In Class

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

You can’t stop the future You can’t rewind the past The only way to learn the secret …is to press play. From “Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Clearly I recall being in fourth grade dreading the possibility of being … Continue reading →

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Deep-Burning and Unquenchable

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Many events of my life, both good and bad, have faded over time. There are exceptions such as the emotions of a particular time twenty-five years ago that have remained vividly alive. Emotionally it felt like being stretched and pulled apart between … Continue reading →

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Not Just For Now, But For Always

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

“The man of my dreams has almost faded now. The one I have created in my mind. The sort of man each woman dreams of, in the deepest and most secret reaches of her heart. I can almost see him … Continue reading →

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Too Much Work and Not Enough Play

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Eleven days off work has turned out to be one of the best experiences I have had in ages. Once again I am reminded that too much work and not enough play dulls my senses and washes the color from … Continue reading →

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Masters of Our Own Lives

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Last evening when I came across Edgar Guest’s Poem below I started to wonder, “when is a man old?” Many say “you’re only as old as you think you are” or “as old as you act”. My vantage point has … Continue reading →

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August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

It was five days from my sixteenth birthday at 9:56pm CT when Neil Armstrong spoke the immortal words that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. The date was July 20, 1969 and those words were heard live … Continue reading →

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As Much Distortion as Reality

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Look not at the days gone by with a forlorn heart. They were simply the dots we can now connect with our present, to help us draw the outline of a beautiful tomorrow. Dodinsky Holding memories too closely isn’t healthy. … Continue reading →

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Refuse to Entertain Your Old Pain

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Reading is a favorite pastime and over the last fifteen years I have lost the majority of my interest in fiction; largely abandoned for non-fiction.  My preference has become reading about what actually happened, what others make of things or else simply … Continue reading →

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Of Beauty and Youth and Grace

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Yesterday morning brought am early morning appointment at the dentist to check out some minor tooth discomfort I have been having intermittently. Luckily it turned out to be no real concern and the appointment was short and routine. As I … Continue reading →

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