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โˆž in my addiction, i created a storm of self-deception and rationalization โˆž

Posted: Sat, Jun 21, 2008 12:52:12 PM

a whirlwind of lies in which the small, quiet voice of self-honesty could not be heard. well i would be lying if i said i was peppy and full of energy right now. in fact i do believe i am, going to lay down and take a nap.
so what does that have to do with learning to be honest first with myself then with the world around me, bunches. there was a day when i would deny that i had physical li8mits or any limits for that matter and forged ahead as if nothing was wrong with me. well today is not that day, and as i progress down the path of recovery i get yet another chance to allow the process to transform me into a honest human being limits and all. so off to nap time and into the arms of Morpheus.

∞ DT ∞


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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

4) Why was it that the ancients prized this Tao so much? Was it not
because it could be got by seeking for it, and the guilty could escape
(from the stain of their guilt) by it? This is the reason why all
under heaven consider it the most valuable thing.