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Dealing With Remorse

"When such as I cast out remorse, so great a sweetness flows into the breast. We must laugh and we must sing. We are blest by everything. Everything we look upon is blessed." – William Butler Yeats, Irish poet and playwright, one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature (1865-1939). Every one of us [...]

On Living in the Present

“Forever is composed of nows.” – Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-1886)

Family Matters in Staying Sober

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” – Desmond Tutu, South African activist bishop awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for opposing apartheid

How to Appreciate Simple Pleasures

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault, freelance American writer

More Lessons at the Dog Park

Maybe you remember the post I wrote some time ago, Lessons at the Dog Park – where I talked about the various archetypes (and they were clearly heavy-handed metaphors).