I know they exist…

I believe I have met some who showed what they have in their actions.

HOWEVER

To those that feel the need to advertise how strong or spiritually fit you are…

I hear your roar!

She started off writing about being forgiving and in a follow up ended with, “He can kiss my ass.”

Sounds about right…

I love social media for the endless entertainment!

Dennis Mantin

I am not going because I need to; If I go its because I want to…

Because there are people there I want to see and in particular hear what they are willing to share.

This freedom feels great.

Dennis Mantin

According to Zylia, Daffy Ducks girlfriend Tina says that Daffy lies about everything and cries himself to sleep every night and Daffy says its true.

Sounds about right…

Dennis Mantin

I returned to the meetings today.

Smiling faces welcomed me back.

Familiar voices shared.

I listened.

Sober…

Dennis Mantin

The sign reads Hungry and Homeless…

Old men limp with canes above freeway offramps waving cups.

Drivers drive staring past the signs.

Dennis Mantin

Bare

Raw

Naked

Endless possibilities

There for the taking

Inviting…

Dennis Mantin

This is that face my daughter makes:

When I tell her that I am no longer the most beautiful man in the world…

I tell her, “I have transcended beyond beauty. ”

Dennis Mantin

I waited

Killing time

Without reward

No fanfare

Just the voices in my head screaming something about underappreciation or some such nonsense

Silence won

Dennis Mantin

Play with the bull long enough and you will get a horn in the ARSE!!

You were warned about sleeping dogs!But NOOOOO!!

Ya wanted to poke the bear!

I may be out of animal references, but we are at the end of the rope here…

Dennis Mantin

Originally the dream was just survival. Dare nothing past the essentials for fear of being smacked off that high horse of; ‘Who the fuck do you think you are?’

The mind was quieted for many a score with internal interests of learning how to be still with fears and dreams and somehow simply be…

The dream of not caring what others think at times seemed unattainable and yet here we are on a rock hurtling through time and space..

How lucky is that?

Dennis Mantin