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Posted: Mon, Aug 5, 2024 09:02:22 AM

my thinking that developed in our active addiction are slowly and surely being replaced through living a program of active recovery. it is quite true, that i can fall into self-centered obsession and entitlement, at the drop of a hat. it is also quite true that i can minutes, hours or days without dropping into that particular pit of pain and destruction. the simple fact that i can recognize and avoid those traps, is a sign of growth and certainly provides the HOPE i need to walk through this day. after all, if i was not getting any better, WTF is the point of the work i do on a daily basis.
this morning, as i sit to pound this out, i wonder if i should feed the troll that has invaded m y Twitter timeline. i truly hate giving them the last word and the irony is, that they accused me of being a hypocrite, because i posted something sarcastic to their snowflake response to my tweet. imagine that, a MAGAt whining about someone using sarcasm, as if i need to be held to a higher standard than they are. anyone who starts a reply with “this makes you look dumb” has little room to talk. i know my tweets are public and i allow others to reply, so i have to expect seeing some comments from those who have drank the Kool-Ade. in reality, as part of my inventory last night i decided that i did not need to feed this troll, by escalating this battle of words until this snowflake melted, as i had already rented far too much space in my head to them already. as i worked out, once again the notion to crunch, kill and destroy entered my, but what would be the payoff? i might feel superior for a minute, reveling in the ecstasy of seeing the wreckage i left behind, as i did in the bad old days. i am however, better than that today and i no longer need outside validation to feel good about myself, especially at the expense of others. i am more than i have ever been and today, i want to live up to my ideals, which does include using sarcasm and cynicism.
it is time to get rolling on my stuff for my employer. i may still “slip” today if i allow myself to get “triggered.” i, however may be different, but, i refuse to be WEIRD, just for today.

∞ 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) Therefore the sage desires what (other men) do not desire, and
does not prize things difficult to get; he learns what (other men)
do not learn, and turns back to what the multitude of men have passed
by. Thus he helps the natural development of all things, and does
not dare to act (with an ulterior purpose of his own).