Passing It On

"The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety.  These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other.  This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe."  12 & 12.

I've read the Books many, many times yet every now and then I'll come across something that I can't recall ever seeing before . . . .  

Another Fact of Existence is that things come and go.  Sometimes they go a little bit; sometimes they go and then come back; and sometimes they go forever.  To this day I have a tendency to hang on to the things I like, forgetting that all things are going to go eventually and seeing them off with a cheerful wave.  Change is constant.  The universe tends toward disorder.  I try to remain present so that I can take note of what is.

I'm planning to go to Antarctica.  For a guy who loathes cold weather this is a perplexing choice.  All I can say is that the beauty of our planet continues to astound me.  I also know that experiences that make me uncomfortable are great teachers.  I remember the uncomfortable experiences, the challenging experiences, in three-dimensional technicolor.