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What I could not do for myself

November 18, 2008 in Faith, promises | 12 comments

I’m still fuzzy on the details.  I remember getting up the next morning and talking to my sponsor and talking to my dad. I remember dad saying to find the right car and between the two of us we’d fiind a way to get it financed. I remember heading back to the dealership where I [...]

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Cheer for the Willing

September 10, 2008 in Faith, Willingness | 6 comments

Tonight I witnessed one of the greatest acts of faith and willingness I’ve ever seen in someone new to recovery. I don’t even know what word describes how I feel. Fulfilled. Grateful. Sruprised, Happy. Blessed. I don’t know. Full. I feel full. I’ve been spending more time with the Cheerleader lately and I’ve been doing it [...]

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And There I Was . . .

July 11, 2008 in Faith | 10 comments

Caught in the Snide And in that dreadful place Those spooky empty pants and I Were standing face to face. I yelled for help. I screamed. I shrieked. I howled. I yowled. I cried. Oh! Save me from those pale green pants With nobody inside. -Dr. Seuss Isn’t that the essence of fear?  When we finally find [...]

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Choosing the Difficult

February 25, 2008 in Courage, Faith | 9 comments

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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