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๐ŸŒฌ drawing closer ๐ŸŒซ

Posted: Mon, Aug 19, 2024 08:52:33 AM

each day to becoming the kind of person i would like to be. the trick however, has been trying to figure out who that person is and what he may look like. once upon a time, i thought i knew, i wanted to look just like everyone else, and be well-regarded as one of the crew. that meant doing stuff that did not fit who i was becoming. as a result, spent decades spinning in circles trying to get a clue or three. today after a few years of stopping the spin and allowing myself just to be, i may not know who i want to be, BUT, i no longer care as i have FAITH that the POWER that fuels my recovery is providing the opportunities on a daily basis to grow into that man, whoever the hell he may be. 😉
i am finding out lately that i spend far too much time on social media and it has become “addicting.” the more i post and respond to what i see, the more likes and follows i get and of course there is that rush of being something a little bit more. as a person who knows that he is an addict, i am beginning to get a clue that maybe i need to disengage a bit and allow myself a bit of a break from tweeting, retweeting and following, just to see what happens. i am quite sure that will not cause a rift in the space-time continuum and i may be a little more spiritually fit, by walking away. just as i did for my penchant to give everyone and everything that i found less desirable the middle finger salute. perhaps a Twitter diet is called for as well. certainly an interesting experiment.
anyhow i have work to do, chores to accomplish and a computer to prepare for recycling today. as much as i might like to ramble on, i know the time has come to put this exercise to bed and get on with my day. it is a good day to look for and see the next right thing to do.

∞ DT ∞


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โ˜› first things first โ˜œ
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โŠ— new opportunities โŠ—
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โ‰  after all, i did not show up at my first meeting โ‰ 
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ฯ‘ slowly but surely, i find myself making progress ฯ‘
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384 words ➥ Thursday, August 19, 2010 by donnot
โŠฅ it has been said that recovery is simple โŠฅ
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โˆž the path โˆž
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next step
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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) They should think their (coarse) food sweet; their (plain) clothes
beautiful; their (poor) dwellings places of rest; and their common
(simple) ways sources of enjoyment.