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Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our


expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot


to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! -



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Expectations........


I could write a book on this. The higher my expectations of people, places, things, and situations, the lower my level of serenity. Kind of reminds me of this Saturday Night Live skit. It was called " lower expectations " or something similar to that. It's been hard for me to set realistic goals due to the fact that I don't want to get let down and feel any of that pain you were talking about. One thing I do know is that if I keep following directions things get put together, like my brain for instance. Laugh. Take care Phil and thanks for the post. Hit home.


Justin



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Howdy Bud....Expectations have always been my downfall too... my freind...even of myself...


And following directions?.


....Usually do it my way first....bang into a few walls...or drive over a few cliffs..and go "SPLAT"...before I surrender...


Not as much..as I used to though....


Im a slow learner....(smile)


You have a good day eh? Baby Steps....


And brain?  Shit ...Im running on 2 cells....Gotta keep recharging the "D" things...meetings do that..:)


Cant keep running them on yesterdays AA....hafta recharge em every day...


 



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Cleaning Poem

I asked the Lord to tell me
Why my house is such a mess.
He asked if I'd been 'putering',
And I had to answer "yes."

He told me to get off my fanny
And tidy up the house.
And so I started cleaning up...
The smudges off my mouse.

I wiped and shined the topside.
That really did the trick...
I was just admiring my work...
I didn't mean to 'click.'

But click, I did, and oops I found
A real absorbing site
That I got SO way into..
I was into it all night.<<Sigh>>

Nothing's changed except my mouse
It's very, very shiny.
I guess my house will stay a mess...
While I sit here on my hiney
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"When I was new...I didnt think that I had any obsessions..until I started thinking about it...


....then...it was all I could think about.


 



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ay, caramba!  I'm laffing,,  but it is too true. 


thanks for putting it humorously,,,  I'm going to tack it up,,,, umm.. lemme see,,  on the monitor?  no.. the key board?  umm...  on the chair...  somewhere.. as soon as i'm finished on the puter.


love in recovery,


amanda



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