Wednesday
October 22, 2014
Life on Life's Terms
Cautiously Optimistic
"Was that really
your brother in the back of the church?" I asked.
"Yes it was. My brother, Evan Almighty, in the
flesh."
"I can't believe
he crashed your wedding."
"Part of me says
'how dare he?' Part me also says he's
trying. He'll probably never meet me
halfway, but he took a baby step toward putting things right between us."
"I'm happy for
you," I said. "I was proud of
you for handing him the rose."
"I'm cautiously
optimistic. He's taken a baby step. If he takes another in a reasonable amount of
time, I'll be just plain optimistic."
"What if he
doesn't do anything more to patch up things between you two?"
"Then I won't
waste any more of my energy on our relationship. There's a difference between being optimistic
and being unrealistic."
Today I will be cautiously optimistic and
realistic about relationships.
Life on Life's Terms (c) 2014 by Ken Montrose
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RPG
Slip right up!
"Listen Ken,"
Tony said, "Drinking with me is like getting on an amusement park ride. The ride might seem a little wild, you might
even puke, but you know you'll end up back where you started."
I said, "You
aren't like an amusement park ride. They're
predictable. You're like a rusted-out
ride at a broken down carnival. You
think you know how the ride ends, but it could be far worse than you imagine.
That kind of ride can even kill you."
Today I won't ride on
anything that could kill me.
RPG: Relapse Prevention Group (c) 2014 by Ken Montrose
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