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ฮฑ as long as i still owe amends, my spirit is cluttered with things i do not need. ฯ‰

Posted: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 06:10:23 AM

i can gain a deep sense of satisfaction from making amends and my spirit will rejoice at my freedom to truly enjoy my recovery. so here i sit, waiting to head to the hospital, trying to think of something deep and meaningful to write about and i am empty, i would think that there would be some sense of urgency to impart some pearl of wisdom, that only i have accumulated over the course of my recovery and yet i have nothing to say this morning.
i could just sign-off and go back to pretending that i am trying to sleep, or i can try to clear some of the clutter on my mind and concentrate on the topic at hand.
moving in that direction, i certainly can see where the amends process helps me live, and i can also see where resisting the amends process can make me sick. i have had evidence of both of those conditions in my recovery, and i have seen more that a few examples walking among us in the rooms. but i am really at a loss for words.
instead of milking this, i will simply say, see you all tomorrow after the anesthesia wears off.

∞ 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 1

2) Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly,
and not the (insatiable longing of the) eyes. He puts from him the
latter, and prefers to seek the former.