5/12/12 "Glimmer of Hope" ~12 Step Soul Food for the Spirit

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*LAUGHTER Is HEALING*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The weekly meeting topic is:
What do you believe is your responsibility to the fellowship as a whole ?
What do you believe is the fellowship's responsibility to the newcomer ?

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Please Be There For The Newcomers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

May 12
When I place myself in the hands and
heart of my Higher Power today,
I know that I will get my needs met.
Only then do I trust that I will come from good and love,
keeping the good of others in my mind and my heart.
written by ~ Ruth Fishel
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Just for Today*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Glimmer of Hope

I never looked up but always down
never even looked around
all i saw was the ground beneath me
didn't see u standing beside me

i just kept digging the hole
unsure if i was going somewhere
just deeper into the darkness of my soul
i didn't see you there

my shovel kept digging until one day
i hit on a rock or a slate or stone
i couldn't dig any deeper
i finally hit bottom and felt so alone

the only place left to look was up
and there i saw a glimmer of light
way up above me a glimmer of hope
streaming in to my dungeon ever so bright

and as i looked around me then
i saw u standing there
u introduced yourself to me
and said you're everywhere

in the midst of my despair
u shone your love so bright
in the dawning of my hope
you lift me to the light

a long hard climb to the top
in which i know i'm not alone
my efforts match your strength and guidance
never on my own

i climb the steps to reach step 12
and i know i've awakened to your love
never to look down again
but always to you up above.

Jodi Scheper 5/8/04
jes...@comcast.net

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Don't Use*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*No Matter What*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Just For Today
May 12                     Living with Spiritual Experiences  

For meditation to be of value, the results must show in our
daily lives."  Basic Text, pp. 45-46

 In working our program, we are given many indirect indications of a
Higher Power's presence in our lives: the clean feeling that comes to so
many of us in taking our Fifth Step; the sense that we are finally on the
right track when we make amends; the satisfaction we get from helping
another addict. Meditation, however, occasionally brings us 
extraordinary indications of God's presence in our lives. These 
experiences do not mean we have become perfect or that we are 
"cured." They are tastes given us of the source of our recovery itself, 
reminding us of the true nature of the thing we are pursuing in 
Narcotics Anonymous and encouraging us to continue walking our 
spiritual path.

 Such experiences demonstrate, in no uncertain terms, that we have
tapped a Power far greater than our own. But how do we incorporate 
that extraordinary Power into our ordinary lives? Our NA friends, our 
sponsor, and others in our communities may be more seasoned in 
spiritual matters than we are. If we ask, they can help us fit our spiritual 
experiences into the natural pattern of recovery and spiritual growth.

Just for today:  I will seek whatever answers I may need to
understand my spiritual experiences and incorporate them into my
daily life. pg. 138

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get Involved In Service*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Crying For The Moon

"This very real feeling of inferiority is magnified by his childish
sensitivity and it is this state of affairs which generates in him that
insatiable, abnormal craving for self-approval and success in the eyes 
of the world.  Still a child, he cries for the moon.  And the moon, it 
seems, won't have him!"
LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 102

While drinking I seemed to vacillate between feeling totally invisible and
believing I was the center of the universe.  Searching for that elusive
balance between the two has become a major part of my recovery.  The 
moon I constantly cried for is, in sobriety, rarely full; it shows me instead 
its many other phases, and there are lessons in them all.  True learning 
has often followed an eclipse, a time of darkness, but with each cycle of 
my recovery, the light grows stronger and my vision is clearer.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
Daily Reflection In Loving Memory Of Scott Reeves

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Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 12th

A.A. Thought for the Day

When we come into A.A., looking for a way out of drinking, we
really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need
to get the things that are troubling us out into the open. We
need a new outlet for our energies and we need a new strength
beyond ourselves that will help us face life instead of running
away from it. In A.A. we find these things that we need. Have
I found the things that I need?

Meditation for the Day

Turn out all thoughts of doubt and fear and resentment. Never
tolerate them if you can help it. Bar the windows and doors of
your mind against them, as you would bar your home against a
thief who would steal in to take away your treasures. What
greater treasures can you have than faith and courage and l
ove? All these are stolen from you by doubt and fear and
resentment. Face each day with peace and hope. They are
results of true faith in God. Faith gives you a feeling of
protection and safety that you can get in no other way.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may feel protected and safe, but not only when
I am in the harbor. I pray that I may have protection and safety
even in the midst of the storms of life.

"Twenty-Four Hours A Day" is a © Copyrighted book of
Hazelden Foundation.  No portion of this publication may
be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of Hazelden.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Work The Steps*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Today's Thought
MAY 12

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go.
Melody Beattie ©

Intimacy

We can let ourselves be close to people.

Many of us have deeply ingrained patterns for sabotaging 
relationships. Some of us may instinctively terminate a 
relationship once it moves to a certain level of closeness and 
intimacy.

When we start to feel close to someone, we may zero in on 
one of the person's character defects, and then make it so big 
it's all we can see. We may withdraw, or push the person away 
to create distance. We may start criticizing the other person, a 
behavior sure to create distance.

We may start trying to control the person, a behavior that prevents
intimacy.

We may tell ourselves we don't want or need another person, 
or smother the person with our needs.

Sometimes, we defeat ourselves by trying to be close to people 
who aren't available for intimacy - people with active addictions, 
or people who don't choose to be close to us. Sometimes, we 
choose people with particular faults so that when it comes time to 
be close, we have an escape hatch.

We're afraid, and we fear losing ourselves. We're afraid that 
closeness means we won't be able to own our power to take 
care of ourselves.

In recovery, we're learning that it's okay to let ourselves be close 
to people. We're choosing to relate to safe, healthy people, so 
closeness is a possibility. Closeness doesn't mean we have to 
lose ourselves, or our life. As one man said, "We're learning that 
we can own our power with people, even when we're close, even 
when the other person has something we need."

Today, I will be available for closeness and intimacy with people, 
when that's appropriate. Whenever possible, I will let myself be 
who I am, let others be who they are, and enjoy the bond and 
good feelings between us.

©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this
publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written 
permission of the publisher.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*You Are A Miracle*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Let It Be
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From Hollywood to Holy Woods
By Sadhvi Bhagwati
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep It Simple*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Be An Original
by Robert K. Cooper

I began my school life on the wrong foot. But at least it was my own foot. I have always wanted to learn how life could be and how the world really works. Those things are not always emphasized in school curricula.

One of the unwritten codes I came to believe in was, "If everyone else is doing it, don't." Through the years I have learned that when using this approach many individuals in all walks of life have been able to call forth more of their best.

When we suppress our originality, we lose touch with the source of our vitality and initiative. The greatest learning and achievements come not from standardized group work but from the unique efforts of individuals. In this regard, the human spirit has its own set of rules. In many ways, it is rebellious. The imperative to live life differently, on our own terms, keeps building until it breaks through the surface. It is then up to us not to let it fade away.

When Rosa Parks refused to do what everyone else was doing on a December evening in 1955, American history was forever altered. She had been returning home on the bus, at the end of a long day of working. "I was sitting in the front seat of the colored section," as she tells it, "and the white people were sitting in the white section. More white people got on, and they filled up all the seats in the white section. When that happened, we black people were supposed to give up our seats to the whites. But I didn't move. The white driver said, 'Let me have those seats.' I didn't get up." Her courageous refusal to accept an inhumane practice has been hailed as a defining moment of the American civil rights movement.

Thomas Edison is another example. On his first day of school, Edison was brought home by his kindergarten teacher, who told his parents, "He's an imbecile and unteachable." Edison remembers, "I was always at the foot of the class. I felt my teachers saw no potential in me and that my father thought I was stupid."

Virtually deaf, fired from countless early jobs, Edison purposely marched in the opposite direction of conventional thinking -- and as a result he played a major role in inventing the twentieth century. He left us with 6,000 inventions that changed the world, three million pages of notes and diagrams, and is credited with founding scientific teamwork.

Another person driven to go against what everyone else was doing was the "Lone Eagle," Charles Lindbergh. Most of us know of him as the pilot of The Spirit of St. Louis, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. Few of us know that as a researcher at the Rockefeller Institute, he amazed the medical profession by inventing the blood centrifuge and the artificial heart and lung. These life-saving devices grew from his deeply felt desire to do what others weren't doing. When no one else would fly a supply of pneumonia serum from Wisconsin to Quebec to save the life of one of his closest friends, he did it himself.

When the Cooper family council met to discuss my truancy problem, I was firmly reminded that reading, writing, and arithmetic are important skills, and that a five-year-old doesn't get to make the rules. But I could tell from a certain twinkle in my grandfather's eye that no one thought I was entirely at fault, and from a certain sternness in my mother's look that the school officials would be encouraged to create a more hospitable learning environment for newcomers. I returned determined to make the best of my time in school.

As I continued asking questions and showing that I was willing to work hard at the things that mattered, it seemed that many of my teachers -- even Miss Robinson -- began to go out of their way to treat me as an individual instead of just one of this year's students on a class roster.

In fifth and sixth grade, I served on the safety patrol. I helped protect the other kids from strangers and cars, but I never chased down anyone who was running home. When I could, I talked with them or ran beside them. An independent spirit is never something to take lightly. Without it, no one stands out from the crowd.

Another of the things I learned about originality is that you can't take it for granted. If you want to keep your independence, good intentions or willpower alone won't do it. It takes something rare but very practical: a mechanism that makes it a reality.
One Good Mechanism Beats a Hundred Plans

A distinctive, learning-filled life results from a succession of small, specific choices made each day. There's a world of difference between imagining such a fulfilling life and actually living it. It is through taking new actions that we learn to awaken and apply our hidden capacity. If you know by doing, there is no gap between what you know and what you do.

There's something in the way, however. A powerful part of the brain, the amygdala, wants the world to run on routine, not change. Located within the limbic system, an ancient area of the mind that deals with the way you perceive and respond to the world, the amygdala relentlessly urges us to favor the familiar and routine. It craves control and safety, which at times can be vital. Yet the amygdala's instincts, which have evolved over thousands of years, tend to spill over into every aspect of life and promote a perpetual reluctance to embrace anything that involves risk, change, or growth. Your amygdala wants you to be what you have been and stay just the way you are.

Unless you choose to consciously override this brain tendency, you're consigned to repeating the past. One of the most effective ways to get past this limitation is to devise simple mechanisms that help you stand apart from the crowd and reach for what you can yet become. A plan is a fine intention or faraway vision. It may be inspiring, but by itself it usually doesn't amount to much. But once you have a clear sense of what you want, a mechanism actually brings it to fruition.

For example, there's a simple mechanism that overcomes our natural resistance to growth or change and helps us be our best. All that is required is to regularly ask these two questions:

    1. What's the most exceptional thing you've done this week?

    2. What's the most exceptional thing you will do next week?

You can ask each member of a group to answer these questions or you can do it alone -- you can schedule a weekly meeting with yourself (every Friday morning in front of the bathroom mirror, for example). The word "exceptional" is defined however you want. It simply means, "What stood out for you?" or "How did you go against the crowd?" or "What real difference did you make to the people around you or the world at large?" Perhaps this week it was something big. Or maybe it was a kind word or an unnoticed task at home or at work that made you proud. It is the intensity that counts. Take a moment to reflect on your answer: Was this the best you could give? Is there any way you could have given something more?

I learned the essence of this mechanism from my grandfather Cooper. On Saturday mornings, when I was visiting or working at odd jobs around his house, he would ask, "What did you do this week that made you the proudest?" He would listen to my answer and we would talk about it. From time to time, he would also tell me about answers he got from asking the same question of recently arrived immigrants that he hired. What I heard was both humbling and inspiring.

"I saved a dollar this week for my little girl's first dress," one said. "My brother has polio and can't walk," said another. "The other night I carried him up to the top of the hill at the end of our street and we watched the stars come out." One man said, "My wife and I skipped a meal and brought it to our parents who have little. When they asked if we had eaten, we said, 'Yes, of course, we have had more than enough to eat.' "

That's the other thing this simple mechanism does: It provides a direct and unexpected way to notice and value the unseen but important efforts of others. Most of us never realize the number of times people lend a helping hand, go the extra mile, or perform some other act of kindness or initiative in the course of a busy week. Day after day, every one of us is capable of small yet exceptional acts of initiative and caring. When we live our lives in original ways such as these, we also come to realize that positive behaviors are a primary driver of positive attitudes, not the other way around.

At the end of our weekly conversation, my grandfather would say, "Next week, Robert, what can you do that no one else will expect from you?" He taught me what had taken him a lifetime to learn: Although we may dream about our future in splendid images, we must live our lives in practical everyday actions, one after another.

In all the times I have used this mechanism, I have never once encountered anyone who answered the two questions by saying that he or she had done nothing exceptional this week and would do nothing exceptional next week. Of course, no one wants to look stuck or unimaginative, but it's more than that. This mechanism stimulates a simple yet significant shift in the way we look at ourselves. It gets past good intentions and proclamations. It prompts a deeper way of recognizing the times you could reach for the exceptional.

If you ask yourself right now what you did last week that was exceptional, you'll probably have to think a while. When you establish the asking of the two questions -- what did you do last week and what will you do next week -- as an integral part of your life, it can change your approach to everything you do. It steadily raises your sights about what you are capable of.

On Tuesday, you may be thinking, "But I haven't done anything really exceptional yet this week." This may prompt an inner response, such as, "Then I'd better think of something exceptional to do!" This heightens curiosity about the possibilities for taking new actions. You'll be more likely to find yourself actively seeking ways to give the world more of your best, instead of just hoping for them.

Although studies indicate that people who regularly think ahead tend to experience more frequent leadership opportunities and career advancement, this mechanism is about something deeper than the external trappings of success. It keeps overriding the don't-grow-or-change instincts of the amygdala and clarifies what makes you original and sets you apart from the crowd. It serves as a reminder that it is up to each of us to keep finding practical and visible ways to leave a meaningful imprint on the world around us and on the lives of the people we care most about.

Robert K. Cooper, Ph.D., is a faculty member of the "Lessons in Leadership Distinguished Speaker Series." Called a "national treasure" by Professor Michael Ray of the Stanford Business School, Dr. Cooper is recognized for his pioneering work on excelling under pressure and the neuroscience of trust, initiative, and commitment. He has designed and presented leadership development programs for many organizations, including Arthur Andersen, 3M, Ford, Sun Microsystems, Novartis, and Allstate.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Day At A Time*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Love vs. Obligation

A house is a house until love comes through the door, that is.
And love intuitively goes around sprinkling that special kind of
angel dust that transforms a house into a very 
special home for very special people: your family.

Money of course, can build a charming house, 
but only love can furnish it with a feeling of home.

Duty can pack an adequate sack lunch, but love may decide to 
enclose a little love note inside.

Money can provide a television set, but love controls it and cares
enough to say "no" and take the guff that comes with it.

Obligation sends the children to bed on time, but love tucks the
covers in around their necks and passes out kisses and hugs
(even to teenagers!).

Obligation can cook a meal, but love embelishes the 
table with a potted ivy trailing around slender candles.

Duty writes many letters, but love adds a joke or a 
picture or a fresh stick of gum inside.

Compulsion keeps a sparkling house, but love and 
prayer stand a better chance of producing a happy family.

Duty geets offended quickly if it isn't appreciated, 
but love learns to laugh alot and to work for the 
sheer joy of doing it.

Obligation can pour a glass of milk, but quite often, 
love adds a little chocolate.  

Author Unknown

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*First Things First*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A man died and went to heaven.

St Peter asked, "What denomination are you?" and the man said
" I don't belong here, I don't go to church" .
St. Peter said "Well, we don't make mistakes, you belong here, let's
just walk around and you can see where you'd like to stay.

So they walked down the hall, and St. Peter opened a door and there
were all these pews with people kneeling and praying and crossing
themselves.

"Who are they?" asked the man.  "Those are the Catholics." answered
St. Peter.  "Well, I don't want to stay here." said the man and they
walked on down the hall.

St. Peter opened the next door. Inside were all these pews with people
sitting  straight up staring ahead.  "Who are they?" asked the man.
"Those are the Protestants answered St. Peter.  "Well I don't want to
stay here" said the man and they walked down the hall.

The next room they came to, St. Peter opened the door and a big puff of
smoke came out and the man smelled coffee.  The man looked inside and
there were all these people laughing and hugging and they got in a big
group hug and said the serenity prayer.

The man said, "I like these people, who are they?"

St. Peter said, "I don't know. they won't tell us"

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Easy Does It*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Will Of God

The will of God will never take you,
Where the grace of God cannot keep you.

The will of God will never take you,
Where the arms of God cannot support you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the power of God cannot endow you.

The will of God will never take you,
Where the spirit of God cannot work through you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the army of God cannot protect you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the hands of God cannot mold you.

The will of God will never take you,
Where the love of God cannot enfold you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the mercies of God cannot sustain you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you.

The will of God will never take you,
Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the Word of God cannot feed you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you,

The will of God will never take you,
Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Live And Let Live*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Day of Light

This is the day I've been given
To breathe joyously happy, lovingly free,
Released my soul's heart from being driven.
This is the day I've been given
To absorb the light gifted the living,
Filling the black hole inside of me.
This is the day I've been given
To breathe joyously happy, lovingly free.

Iris F
if...@bellsouth.net

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep The Focus On You*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Principles of the Twelve Concepts

1. Responsibility
2. Reliance
3. Trust
4. Participation
5. Democracy
6. Accountability
7. Balance
8. Consistency
9. Vision
10. Clarity
11. Respect
12. Spirituality

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Let God and Let Go*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Seek direction from one who's already there.
Old Zulu Saying

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It is so important to allow each consciousness, each Soul,
the freedom to evolve into its own awareness in its own timing.
John-Roger
From: The Way Out Book

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The way to develop the best that is in a man
is by appreciation and encouragement.
Charles Schwab

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To Believe*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The human contribution is the essential ingredient.
It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.
Ethel Percy Andrus

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Look For The Beauty*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It's not always easy to be a Good Samaritan.
We may be called today to help someone in a difficult situation
and it may be someone who is usually outside our comfort zone,
someone who we might usually hold at bay,
the disenfranchised from the circle of our love.
Today, open to all the ways you are being called to help.
Mary Manin Morrissey

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Today Is A Gift*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

All we have is a daily reprieve from this disease.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep Stepping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Those who are "well",  abandon the prescription.


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Stay In The Light*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

If I stay in recovery,
I don't have to do this alone.
If I go back out and use,
I am all alone again.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Take A Moment To GIVE (NO COST)*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Promise, Many Gifts*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Created in 1997 , "12 Step Soul Food for the Spirit" is intended to give readers , inspiring and thoughtful messages. To help fulfill our primary purpose which is to carry the message to the alcoholic/addict who still suffers. A spiritual adventure, a journey inwards this has a vision of opening and touching, each and everyone, with the Loving Power and Presence of the Spirit within." We invite you to share the writings by forwarding today's message to others. Share "12 Step Soul Food for the Spirit" with friends and loved ones: Please keep passing this along to online recovery friends  "We can only keep what we have by giving it away." 

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Putting together these Daily Recovery Emails has been such a blessing for me, Thanks for your support and contributions, "What I can't do alone we can do together." If you have any original poetry or submissions that you would like to send to me you can email me at
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By the grace of God and through your efforts of passing on this email, we are reaching many recovering people in different areas of the world. If you are receiving this, from a country outside of the USA please send me an email and tell me where you are receiving this. So far we reaching over 17,000 recovering people in 66 countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada , Columbia, Costa Rica, China , Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Guatemala, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Mali West Africa, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia , Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa , Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, U.S.A., Venezuela, Wales, West Indies, Zimbabwe.

Even if your country is listed please email me, and let me know where you are from

Stay in the Light, 
In loving service,
Scott H. from N.Y. ~ cleandate 10/27/88
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       ==  ==      "we are each of us angels 
  <^\()/\()/^>       with but one wing,  
      \/  \/  \/       and can only fly by 
       /  \/  \        embracing each other"
       `""``""`

Scott’s Daily Blog
http://intherooms.com/younmenhp
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