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๐ŸŽ„ finding myself ๐ŸŽ„

Posted: Thu, Dec 26, 2024 06:11:06 AM

increasingly ready to connect, really connect, with other people. as i consider what i am going to write about this morning, i can say that my source material touched on a few topics that have certainly been stumbling blocks in my attempts to build bridges to my peers: gossip, overthinking and certainly keeping my mouth shut when i need to speak up. this morning as i pound this out, on my way out of the country for a week in the tropics, i realize that i am more than likely doing better than i may actually think i am, at this whole communication gig.

Mr Mike C.
CONGRATS on XXII (22) years clean!
Keep coming back.


as i sat this morning, when i was not obsessed about finding everything i needed for my trip, what kept coming up was the nature of my interactions with the world around me. for no reason at all, i let someone off the hook yesterday and to say anything more, would diminish the gift i gave them. as i walked through my lazy and frenetic day yesterday, i realized that there are many folks who trust me to keep their stuff on the down-low, and that is something that i have been fairly good at doing, most of the time. i also realized that these days, i am good about keeping my mouth shut, especially when someone just wants to dump and does not require or desire solutions to what they are telling me. i have moved into the phase of sharing what is bothering me and being honest when i am on the verge of doing something i WILL regret. i may not have all the intricacies of communication worked out, but i am certainly much better than i was when i walked into the rooms, and even in the past few years as i start to see who i really am and expose that person to the world around me.
it is, however, time to post this little ditty and watch for our ride to the airport. i am clean today and excited to get on this next adventure, 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 1

1) We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it 'the Equable.'
We listen to it, and we do not hear it, and we name it 'the Inaudible.'
We try to grasp it, and do not get hold of it, and we name it 'the
Subtle.' With these three qualities, it cannot be made the subject
of description; and hence we blend them together and obtain The One.