who’s is charge here?

Let’s not get all caught up in the schematics of this step, shall we?  We’ve all heard the analogy:  three Continue reading →

home again, home again.

This being Easter, tomorrow’s back to ordinary time.  Back to work on Monday for the normals.  I work out of Continue reading →

in the kitchen.

It’s 7:00 on a Friday morning and I’m sitting alone in a hotel’s breakfast nook.  I’ve done the daily reading, Continue reading →

every day is garbage day.

The more defensive I am, the more I keep to myself.  The more my reactions lean toward the knee-jerk variety, Continue reading →

there’s letting things pass and then there’s letting things go.

I can let things pass all day long.  And before that sounds like a shortcoming, or maybe a brag, I Continue reading →

accept that it’s over.

It’s roughly been thirty days, so I’m dialing back the focus.  And not to get too puffy-chested, but I think Continue reading →

not enough to notice.

It turns out that I’m quite good at accepting the things that are easy to release.  Instead of yelling at Continue reading →

living in tolerance.

Acceptance isn’t a four letter word.  It’s 2 1/2 times worse.  The phrase it’s most commonly in, you’ve just got Continue reading →