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:: Thursday, March 04, 2004 ::

impact

God, I offer myself to Thee to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self that I may better do Thy Will. Take away my difficulties that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life. May I do Thy Will always.

Oh, that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would always be with me, and that You would keep me from evil.

Thank You for keeping me sober today. Amen.

In the path of an action merely typical
To create the universal, originate a symbol
Out of the impact?
-- T.S. Eliot, “A Note on War Poetry”

What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time. -- John Gunther, on figures profiled in Procession, Harper & Row 1965

Change has considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better. Obviously, then, one’s character and frame of mind determine how readily he brings about change and how he reacts to change that is imposed on him. -- King Whitney, Jr., President, Personnel Laboratory Inc., to a sales meeting, quoted by Wall Street Journal, June 7, 1967

All is much better in the world today, and not for any particular reason. On Tuesday, I didn't feel so well. I completed everything at work, but after lunch, I kept nodding off. I don't think the jalapenos on my Frito chili pie at lunch were agreeing with my system. We worked late, and I came home, watched Gilmore Girls and Judging Amy, and dealt with diarrhea.

Yesterday was much better. I finished my duties for month-end close, and Darlena ordered pizza and salad for us from I Fratelli. I called to schedule the movers and reserve the freight elevator for my move into the new condo on March 22.

After work, I went by the post office to get some stamps and to pick up Lambda's mail and then went by Starbucks for a White Chocolate Mocha before heading up to the six o'clock newcomer meeting. Skip chaired the meeting on the First Step. I emptied the safe and then went by the bank to get some cash, by the condo to pick up my move-in packet, and by Kroger to get some laundry quarters and to pick up a few things. I got home in time to watch The West Wing which I always love.

I made a few calls to an alcoholic who had heard my story a few months ago at Wilmer, to my Mom, to my sponsor, and to my Realtor. I sorted all the money from Lambda to get ready to count, and that was about it.

Now, another day, another dollar.

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