Posted in gratitude, joy, laughter, living in the moment, love, love of life, memories, poetry, smile, tagged Europe, favorite foods, gratitude, poetry, travel on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
“When the sun in the morning
Peaks over the hill
I wake up with the lilacs
On Mocking Bird Hill
Trah laa lah tweedly dee dee
It gives me a thrill
To wake up in the morning
On Mocking Bird Hill”
Oh what rejoicing to hear that old song
I remember how wonderful it was to sing along.
I was just a young [...]
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Posted in 12 Step Program, Acceptance, Higher Power, addicts, alcholics, freedom, gratitude, insanity, joy, laughter, living in the moment, love, poetry, recovery, tagged 12 Step Poetry, addiction, discovery, joy, Laughter in recovery, poetry on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Have you ever
Heard the laughter
Of the folks
Who made it “Home”?
The ones who walked
Wondered and waited
Just to see a smile.
Recovery is a joyous gift
That brightens up the Soul.
The laughter returns as we share
Our Journey to the things that made us whole.
Thanks for the song of laughter
That gives laughter to my night.
Thanks for the smile
That makes it [...]
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Is there email in Heaven?
Well, I suppose there is of a sort.
The instant communication that is very deep in the heart
Is conveyed and received before the “thought’ starts.
The all knowing,
The all being,
The all seeing place
Has a deep serenity
Sitting so close to God’s face.
That love and the assurance
In this moment is mine
When I practice the presence
Of [...]
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