denial

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow. - Oliver Wendell Holmes This is first pass writing; the whole blog, not just this post. I rarely take any time to edit. These words fall here as fast as I am able to type. [...]

I had an interesting and clarifing conversation with my sponsor regarding humility and humiliation. According to him, and I like this definition, I can work with this definition, humility is thinking of others more than I think of myself. Humiliation is doing something that is beneath me, for whatever reason. He said [...]

There is a solution. Mr. Tall-Smart vanished as quickly and mysteriously as he appeared.  Case closed. I’m going to work at McDonald’s.  Income partially replaced and dangerous hours filled.  Case closed. My sponsor calls it humiliating.  I call it humbling.  Never underestimate the power of denial.