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A prayer… Rescue me, Higher Power, from the snares and lusts of this life here. Stay by my side as I travel paths where you are not welcomed or recognized. Keep me from the distractions of emptiness and futility that surround me. Cast my self-obsession and despair far from me. Sharpen my eyes that I…
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Easter Sunday. Quiet. Coffee. Home Group today. It was a busy week: hospice care, “Comfort Care,” case manager, social worker, RN, chaplain, drug delivery, freebie delivery. We made it through. Thank God whose presence and power I am aware of. New meds for Mom. She was really knocked out last night. It would be better…
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Brief musing: Fantasy: living in the past’s first cousin. Another way to medicate my feelings. I filled in for Mom’s aid yesterday. I am always appreciative of what these aids do. It was “okay,” and I did what I needed to do. Mom is failing more. Sleeping a lot – quietly tapping out on and…
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Hello March! The sun streaming in my kitchen window is fierce. The warmth I feel is a beautiful thing. Thinking about how I get to help some women in Recovery…it’s a real privilege, and I have been developing patience with them as with Self in the process. I can move away from frustration towards compassion…
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I spent the day (a good one) with Mom yesterday. Watching her nod on and off. I meditated on Marjorie’s words, “Mom is living between two worlds.” And I had a peace inside that felt new. It felt strong. I saw it for myself. I was able, in that moment, to accept it as reality.…
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I have been reminded [often] lately that I need help. Help only a Power greater than myself can provide. When I resist asking; when I choose to ruminate, and go on and on about what I see or what I think I see–what I think I know or don’t know–no goodness can get through. There…
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My eating habits have deteriorated.My eating habits have deteriorated.My eating habits have deteriorated.Slowly over time…slowly over time.Slowly over time…slowly over time.Slowly over time…slowly over time.I want to turn this around.I want to turn this around.I want to turn this around.I can choose better.I can choose better.I can choose better.Just for today, I will make good…
Faith & Roses 