Mysterious Paradoxes
I just watched a man
take a token from the hand
of a life long friend,
again!
For the power of relief
from poison and pride.
A marker of 31 years
in recovery
from the hell
of addiction and drink.
Face Fear
face first
fearless and thorough from start to finish
“When I face fear, I’m given courage;
When I help my brother, I help myself.”
A third life is possible if the second try fails.
Even then it’s still the first:
3 in 1 like the ghost
and the father and the sun.
From our mother we are birthed
and led to find a guiding hand
and to help others who are lost
find the path and the light
and the love of a life
free from the powers
of persuasion by the devil
and his friends.
A simple solution -
Surrender to Win!
Amen… again
And again and again,
‘Til it ends.
It begins
In a place
Among friends;
One day at a time.
Everyday can be mine
If I find what I found
the first time I really tried.
Common solution
1005 old shell
11:19am
2-23-24
Feb 23, 2024
Feb 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM UTC
Mysterious Paradoxes
I just watched a man
take a token from the hand
of a life long friend,
again!
For the power of relief
from poison and pride.
A marker of 31 years
in recovery
from the hell
of addiction and drink.
Face Fear
face first
fearless and thorough from start to finish
“When I face fear, I’m given courage;
When I help my brother, I help myself.”
A third life is possible if the second try fails.
Even then it’s still the first:
3 in 1 like the ghost
and the father and the sun.
From our mother we are birthed
and led to find a guiding hand
and to help others who are lost
find the path and the light
and the love of a life
free from the powers
of persuasion by the devil
and his friends.
A simple solution -
Surrender to Win!
Amen… again
And again and again,
‘Til it ends.
It begins
In a place
Among friends;
One day at a time.
Everyday can be mine
If I find what I found
the first time I really tried.
Common solution
1005 old shell
11:19am
2-23-24
Notes from my second recovery meeting of the day.
Yeah man the struggle is real. I told him when I shared “… It makes me think, if you can do it for 31 years straight - I can do it for one more day.”
He gave me handshake and his number after the meeting and told me “I never did it for a single year… but I did it every day.”
I got a lot of wisdom out that room today. Wasn’t gonna make Alano on time, so I went old shell. That higher power keeps putting me right in my place I need to be every time man.
A reminder for the hard times that it’s just for today.
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