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Here I am, 43...I am blessed, healthy, loved. Life has some boring stuff, some sad stuff, but for the most part I am very happy. Lots of fun things happening, good people to spend time with, and a bit of money in my pocket. I have everything I need, and pretty much everything I could think to want. Life is Good. Happy Birthday to me!

MONDAY MORNING 06:00

Chiaroscuro

this is it

the juxtaposition of light and dark in the iconography of painting

This week with Gemini and Scorpio so prominent

it's your life.

it's light, friendly, generally happy, full of conversation and distraction

while you ponder your real issues in the dark

Today's thought from Hazelden is:

All my yesterdays run together.
-- Clara Glenn

Age doesn't demand that our memories become fuzzy, but they commonly are. We often fret over this. We could, instead, make light of it and simply appreciate that we worked our memories overtime for many years. There is no requirement that we have long memories anymore. Our age gives us this freedom.

There are some plusses to having the past run together in our minds. For one, it prevents past tragedies from gaining too much focus. Also, we are able to see how really insignificant many of our trials were. That's a good reminder that our current worries will barely be remembered, even a month from now.

Only today deserves our attention; this gives us an easier set of circumstances to handle. Being caught in the past can hinder our present decisions. The past may offer something to inform our present, but this moment is unique, not like the past at all.

My past is over. My future is irrelevant.
My present is all that matters.
And it is designed especially for me.

You are reading from the book:

Keepers of the Wisdom by Karen Casey

Keepers of the Wisdom © 1996 by Karen Casey. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the permission of Hazelden.

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