Courage

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So why shouldn’t I juggle too?  I’ve been juggling already.  Figuring out how to live sober has been really, really tricky. I don’t even think that, on balance, I’m very good at it.  I’ve complained about the big chunks of my life that really aren’t working, that I struggle with, that I’m apparently unwilling to [...]

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I seem to have to try things over and over before I actually incorporate the experience into knowledge.  One of the things I learned in treatment was that trying new things increases my optimism. I put new brake pads on my scooter yesterday. I’ve never seen a brake pad in my life. After that I did [...]

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This post was originally published Feb. 10, 2008 and was taken down pending adjudication of another case. Now that has been done and I am restoring the post. To choose what is difficult all one’s days, as if it were easy, that is faith. W. H. Auden They tell me I seemed relaxed; that I did not seem [...]

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