i have found a remarkable way to live and it was by changing my focus………………constant contact with God…………….the only culprit i must continually monitor is my raucous mind………delinquent entity as it is……. i stand ready, rope in hand, to lasso that critter and bring him back into the fold…………and often the struggle is arduous and…

how many times have i heard the characterization of crossing the invisible line regarding behavior, addiction and thinking………..first indication of denial………..one may not be able to correctly identify an actual date and time………..understandable………………but anyone knows when they are driving in the ditch…….come on………………you saw the line……you just didn’t give a damn……..your plans were the only…

i would not have considered applying this term to me…………….but it is appropriate in regards to rising from the ashes to start a new life………………….i do not regret my past, though it was problematic…………..it was a vital part in dismantling a wayward soul and slowly replacing worn out parts and getting things to work in…

i saw a friend that had moved out of town and he called a few mutual friends to track me down…………i agreed to meet for lunch and before i sat down…………….words started bursting forth……………he explained that before he left his life and family where a mess and i had offered him a plan……………to ask God…

imagine one, not several, one thread that unites everything meaningful in my life………there is one……God…………..my Mother says she prays without ceasing and i always smiled………until i understood what that means………. the thread……………….the underlying connector that keeps everything orderly and focused…….while i am maintaining my conscious contact with God………my other issues take on a new light………..Gods’…

it an old tale, but i will give it a spin………….most of you will give up before you get in……….but that’s what separates the committed and the thin………..an inner ember that will not be extinguished…………….thoughts have power…….. is the first hurdle to cross……………weak minded souls easily are lost but a keen focused mind is like…

knot conjures in my mind a convoluted mess, cause for concern, twisted, tangled……..it also forms a picture of two loose ends being joined together, repairing a break……………..every word has several possible interpretations………..as with every situation……..choose the meaning that moves in a positive direction……………………it will effect the outcome………..words have power

unless you are a mechanic as a hobby…………..you better know one…………..because everyone needs one and you better have one who is ethical and you can trust or you are screwed…………………. so i am fortunate to have one and my cars are covered……………….that said…………….i need one, personally someone who can put a meter on my head…

at this stage in life, for that is what they are….stages….beginning/infant…..sapling/youth……journeyman/young adult…tradesman/middle age……………elder/oak……………………………i am an ”oak”…………………………..i try to live in awareness and consciously…………taking responsibility for what i do…….and what it does………. my personal achievements and my failures are in my bank………..there for my reference and to see them grow in value and compound interest…………….they are…

the tightrope life stretches from beginning to end and the learning takes place when we fall…. as we travel along we become enthralled and forget to watch where we are going…….but the slips are necessary trips…….a time for adjustment and correction…… we again mount the wire continuing on until the next misstep sends us reeling………….the…