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The Unforgiven Are Those Who Reside

the unforgiven are those who reside in the bliss of resentment decades can pass and yet they return to the repetitive accusation the wind at the door that never changes its tune the one the garden rejoices in when it leaves the one in the furrows of the brain where expectations run rampant in possession of self-delusions this is how existence should be forgive, forget, and move on are steps in the furrows to heal that within we learned that long ago from a cross we were not meant to bear it we were taught to conquer it this is lost on the unforgiven failing to forgive the reflection where expectations birth resentments decades devoted to the failure of both the acerbic conversations of the unforgiven are the entertainment of misery for the emancipated who let God deal with it Oregon 8/23

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Vickey Rhymer

Date: 8/14/2023 6:34:00 AM

Hence holding a grudge that may break the back of the bearer as the perceived cause of said offence may be blithely unencumbered with not even the essence of regret let alone the heavier elements of guilt or shame. Another soul stirring read.

Vickey Rhymer
Date: 8/15/2023 8:14:00 AM

Hillariously succint Timothy.No wonder I like you so well I like communication to the point without nary a nebulous side.No chance of confusion to rear its truely ugly head.Cut to the chase that's my motto right there with spit it out.I read every comment with your moniker attatched to fir this very reason.Keep em coming.

Timothy Ray
Date: 8/14/2023 7:31:00 AM

another aspect i teach is that addiction is a war between mind and body, your mind knows this is all wrong but your body, like the plant in "The Little Shop of Horrors" is saying "Feed Me" and in addiction your rectum is doing the thinking, the reason why your life is filled with "you're an ass", they see who is in charge...blunt punt

Timothy Ray
Date: 8/14/2023 7:22:00 AM

thank you Vickey...i counseled men with substance abuse issues and if there is one point i hammer is that resentment sets one up to fail and the most intelligent way to avoid this is to never have expectations....my blunt nature and ethics i never counsel women, i was raised by them....know thyself said Socrates, where strengths and weakness are but..i am matter of fact when asked what will recovery give me...a "Duh" moment when you realize why dogs that sleep in the street do not reproduce