Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Anything and everything


I just talked to Adam, calling one alcoholic to another, to get advice on the fourth step. If there's one thing he's good at, it's AA.

I was wondering, is it just a list? Just people, places, things, ideas, institutions I have regret or resentment around? Is it just that easy?

Remember now, I'm only doing columns one and two: who, what.

And he said, "Write it all down. Even if you think you're over it. Even if you've looked under that rock, write down the rock. Just names and causes."

So it is that easy. Except it's not. It doesn't have to be exhaustive, I know that, but it's easy to just keep writing. Apparently I have more baggage than I thought.

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