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connection to reality

Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 04:38:12 AM

truth is a connection to reality?
i am a bit unsure about this statement, but i know i need those people in my life who know and love me to remain grounded in the here in now. it has been my experience that no matter how bad i feel, how terrible i believe my behavior has been, or how bad i look, i have people in my life with whom i can share my pain. they will not judge or condemn me, but will offer me suggested solutions to find my own way out!
if i choose to withdraw and become that fVckin' island, i will continue to suffer and probably use in the long-run.
today i choose to recover, which means i have to be truthful to those who care about me, truthful to myself about what exactly i am feeling, and truthful to my Higher Power about what i want and expect.
while this may not provide the instant relief that my disease requires, i know that relief is just a "SHARE AWAY"

-- 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

3) The people make light of dying because of the greatness of their
labours in seeking for the means of living. It is this which makes
them think light of dying. Thus it is that to leave the subject of
living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on
it.