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  • 3 for 3 and still surprised

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    Three years (+/- a few days) ago, a Maundy Thursday, an man placed his right hand on my left shoulder, leaned forward so close out hair and foreheads lightly touched. He prayed for me. Or, is it ‘over’ me? It was, without a doubt, about me. I had spoken few words to this man and…

  • I gotta note!

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    OK, it’s official. I am depressed. Well shoot. Maybe not anymore. Hard to tell the difference at this point. This may take some ‘splainin’. Comfy? OK – long ramble of for no apparent reason. I may actually touch on that too. Anyone’s guess at this stage The last several weeks I’ve been in a near…

  • Wheat free eating –

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    Let me begin with this – I have a final tomorrow and not much confidence in the outcome. I should be studying for it but my brain has turned to mush. That is a warning. What comes next may not make any sense. I have almost no intention of re-reading or editing or attempting to…

  • Is poise the word?

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    It’s 7:15 am. I’m in a room with about 100 people. A young woman has been asked to read a page from a book. It is about six paragraphs, 14 point type, laminated page. I’ve heard it many times and read it some too. She starts off loud, clear, steady. In the second sentence she…

  • 9 months

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    Hm. So this is 9 months. Not such a big deal. I’ve had a long week with lots of doubt, speculation, some confusion and anger. I have spent time wondering about why and where I am in “the process” – “the program”. Easy answer, not much of anywhere in program. Just reading the book and…

  • Struggling with addiction?

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    Bullshit. I am not struggling with it at all. I just quit. Just like I quit smoking 10 plus years ago. Just like I quite cocaine 20 plus/plus years ago. Do in need the mantle of “alcoholic” to be or stay sober? Do I need “The Program” to stay sober? Sadly, only time will tell.…

  • Hints

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    OK, I’m sitting around scratching my head and my ass trying to figure it all out. Where am I? Where am I going? What am I doing to get there from here and how shall I mark the trail back, just in case? More than an a little disillusioned / concerned / confused / apathetic…

  • Rainy pre-dawn funk

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    I can’t help but wonder right now if I have made a huge mistake in being back in school for massage. Three months of looking and not a single reply about work. Stuck with the loan so it is not like I wont eventually finish the program but to what end?  I can’t even seem…

  • Nothing special –

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    OK, I know there should be, must be something I want to say. Some deep thang I have discovered about myself, life, God. A new delicacy easy to manage in my kitchen. A success on stage or goal met in school. Maybe just a good day. To use an over used expression, I got nothing.…

  • Sad sad news

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    Giancarlo Gori
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    No, no one has died. Not any one I know. Maybe in your life, I’m sorry if so. Be strong. Something has died, come to an end, will cease to exist. A place, a group, a refuge, a school and an overall wonderful place. The time has come to say goodbye to The Orange Curtain…