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CANCER AND THE LAUNDRY LIST
After 75 years of extraordinarily good health, I have recently had a series of health issues which appear to be unrelated but which I suspect are connected in some way that I don’t understand. As an ACA, I hate mystery. I hate not knowing. But my intuition tells me...
A PANTOUM ON THE ADRENALS
Freeze - All attention must be on the current crisis.Freeze - I spend most of my day waiting for a crisis. Freeze - All resources must be ready to be deployed in the crisis.Freeze - All resources on constant standby.Freeze - I spend most of my day waiting for a...
STEP FIVE: “ADMITTED WHAT IS TRUE.”
Insights are a blessing. Catching on to how I’ve done my best—however silly that may look now, looking back, preparing myself to complete Step Five—isn’t that a breeze that lifts my kite! If I am honest, really honest, my heart is filled to overflowing with—of all...
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
It was love at first sight, even though I sprayed my drink in your faceTrying to suppress a guffaw at your antics.Sure you were 15 years my elder, and an alcoholic to boot,But that was good enough for me.I went along for the ride as you steered your beat up FordTo the...