Sometimes I think that people aren’t aware of this.
But that isn’t a complaint.  I actually don’t mind being a bit other-worldly from time to time.  I like to provide an air of mystery and a spark for conversation.  They do say that it’s worse when people stop talking about you…
I …

Action is key, without it there are no results.
I once heard a story about Hockey player Wayne Gretzky and an answer he gave to the question about how many goals he had been able to achieve.  His answer:  “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
So true.
I spent earlier …

Unfortunately I am not always virtuous.
I remember when I was first sober and my sponsor told me that I needed to pray for patience.  Knowing that this man had experience and knowledge that I desperately needed I did not think twice about the suggestion and found myself on my knees …

I surrender.
For me life is a series of battles between taking an overly focused control of all aspects and surrendering the results.  Were the surrender an easy lesson that could be maintained to avoid the other side of the battlefield it is entirely possible I would not be writing a …

All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts….
Although I strive throughout the years of awareness (this is what I call my sobriety, considering I was painfully unaware of so many …