clean time

photo credit:robert mapplethorpe

i think one of the very 1st photographers that had me stand up and take notice was robert. his photographs were so steeped in statement and the subjects- even the flowers- were some of the most sensual images i can remember. and when he started to include shots of the nyc underground leather scene, i became entranced.

anyway, i was just looking at photographs of his this morning and thought i would share my experience. he truly had a path and followed it until his end. and he made many friends and enemies on his way. but i see his life and much of his work as a testament to following one's head, heart, and gut. surely this is an imperative.

i am also coming clean about the fact that yesterday, finally after a year, i was able to get my wireless router up and running. i have just never had the patience to sit through troubleshooting, and really the fix was as easy as going online and letting the company's website do the work. i am so relieved and look forward to a lack of chords running across my floor constantly. plus, i can print documents from my laptop without being connected- yeah!

speaking of coming clean, i stumbled upon the following at a dozem steps

We’ve seen the First Step Promises, the Second Step Promises, , the Third Step Promises, and the Fourth Step Promises, now here are the Fifth Step Promises from the AA History Lovers Group at Yahoo!

1. In actual practice, we usually find a solitary self-appraisal insufficient. (72:2)

2. If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking. (72:2)

3. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear; they only thought they had humbled themselves. But they had not learned enough of humility, fearlessness and honesty, in the sense we find it necessary, until they told someone else all their life story. (73:0)

4. We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. (73:4)

5. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. (75:2)

6. We can look the world in the eye. (75:2)

7. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease. (75:2)

8. Our fears fall from us. (75:2)

9. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. (75:2)

10. We may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have a spiritual experience. (75:2)

11. The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly. (75:2)

12. We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe. (75:2)

finally, all i have to say is "way to go, reba!"