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where it seems to be darkest you find those spots of radiant light and are reminded that the light isn't at the end of the tunnel or even the tuna; it comes from above.

Gratitudes tempering what could be resentments and then not.  I was inventorying my life today...morning to present and started with "how am I right at this moment"?  I'm sober...just not dry...sober.  I can think clearly, hear what HP wants me to hear, see better than I did a year ago, found the door to my wife's car that we needed at 1/4th the cost of a regular recycled one and didn't need to ship it, my relationships with the world around me are great, full of mutual love and respect and humor and care.  We don't have any fears or remorses to speak of and what seems to be trials now only appears as opportunities with expectations of positive outcomes.  Oh yes this can only come from the grace of a Power much Greater than Jerry F.

Last year the bank...what more can I say...they tried to snag the house and it didn't happen that way.  The wife's care was hit and run twice, the last time in a church's parking lot (lol) with thousands of dollars in damage.  I was blind in one eye and got my sight back thru a surgery I was told was not possible...on Thanksgiving Day.  I was assaulted by the Police in November and do what I need to do to continuing healing.  I am over the process of justifying their part in it because today it wasn't my doing...more will be revealed.  Over the last year it seems a majority of people in our area have determined to practice Aloha (love and acceptance), Malama (care and respect) and more which are chracteristics of my culture.  My wife and I no longer have to wait very long to enter the stream of traffic from our drive way as people just stop (as we do) and let us out with a smile. I had the urge to ask "what the hell is happening now"? when it started to be a habit from lots of unknown drivers going to work or where ever and then I just gave in to the simple solution..."these people are practice a program of recovery and are giving it away just as my wife and I do with ours".  Wanna bet HP isn't directing this and just chuckling all over the place?  I just love it and the people who are practicing it are just the most handsome and beautiful people on the planet.  Keep coming back and giving it away.   ((((hugs)))) smile



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great share Jerry

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Jerry,

Thanks for sharing, always good to hear from you.

Hang loose I.../

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Very nice Jerry! Sorry I've been away from the board the last few days. Down in Key Largo doing some wreck diving with my wife and an old friend.

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Sometimes the jungle is an allegory, sometimes it's a reality, here's my jungle from about 100' up yesterday morning

 

 

and sometimes life is a beach

 

 

and sometimes you just have to sing it from the mountain top



-- Edited by LinBabaAgo-go on Thursday 19th of April 2012 12:18:02 PM

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Thanks Jerry.

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Wonderful post that helped me alot. Thank you for sharing. I am smiling now.....


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Thanks Jerry I resemble that remark  :) Peace my brothersmile



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Thanks Jerry!

Steve

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