Darryl Duke's Blog, page 20
July 24, 2015
Some Of Us Have A Right To Be Angry
I have written things out of anger before on my blog, and this post is no exception. However, just like before, it’s not a seething or hate filled anger, but a passion filled one. The type of anger I wish more people would feel. After hearing about yet another incident where an angry white police ... Read more
July 5, 2015
Dial A For Anger
“Sometimes I can’t help thinking there is this angry guy out there who can’t wait for every cell tower in the country to stop working. He’s really old, and the closest thing he has to modern technology is a black and white TV with rabbit ears and a rotary dial phone.”
June 25, 2015
Are You Good At This?
“A good friend is someone who can bring out the best in us when we’re at our worst. Make us smile when we don’t want to. And feel better in times when we don’t think it’s possible.”
June 24, 2015
More Is Sometimes Less
“If anything sticks out to me as to how times have changed, it would have to be the extremes in people’s actions and behaviors today. We have more knowledge and education at our disposal now, than at any other time in history, and yet in some ways seem more uncivilized. More angry. And less loving ... Read more
June 22, 2015
Can I Have A Word With You?
“Our current President isn’t the first one to use the N-word, but I hope he’s the last. I find the word offensive because of what it stands for. I also hope the word stops being used in songs, even with an ‘a’ on the end of it. It seemed to be dying a slow death ... Read more
June 14, 2015
Twas The Day After Christmas
In December of 2012, just one day after Christmas, my wife and I experienced an injustice that was quite hurtful and filled us with anger and resentment we sometimes still feel today. Actually, my wife was much more hurt by what happened than I was, because it involved two of her close family members. People ... Read more
June 6, 2015
You Can Look This Up
“It’s all right to look up to someone we admire and respect. Calling them our hero or role model is OK too. However, we should also be a person someone can look up to. We don’t necessarily have to be a hero or role model. We just need to be someone we ourselves would admire and ... Read more
June 3, 2015
AA Sponsorship: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
The whole idea behind sponsorship in Alcoholics Anonymous is to be a friend to someone in recovery. To guide them, reassure them, and in my opinion try to love them unconditionally. We are not, however, their savior, their mentor, or their boss. Some sponsors actually still use the term pigeon to describe those they help. ... Read more
AA Sponsorship; Why Can’t We Be Friends?
The whole idea behind sponsorship in Alcoholics Anonymous is to be a friend to someone in recovery. To guide them, reassure them, and in my opinion try to love them unconditionally. We are not, however, their savior, their mentor, or their boss. Some sponsors actually still use the term pigeon to describe those they help. ... Read more
May 24, 2015
And I Love Me Too
“I was never a lover of hard liquor in my drinking days; I simply loved my beer and how it made me feel. Well for a while anyway. Of course, I always loved my family, but sadly drinking often came first, even when I didn’t want it to. Thankfully, I found a way to stop ... Read more
