Friday, January 3, 2014

Saying or Being

In practice, step six turns out to be one of the most difficult of the twelve steps, because saying we’re entirely ready and being entirely ready are two very different things. ~The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Kindle Locations 649-651).
"Expert liar."
Not a credential
I'd eagerly claim,
but claim I do for strength,
for growth, for recovery,
for honesty. And I've said
lying words to most folks,
including me, and to my God.
I wear masks well but no longer
can I wear them with comfort.
For when I quit trying to fool
the world, friends, family,
God, me
then I can become – can reflect
on the outside – an inside
I'm willing to let be seen.
saying

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