Merlin's Musings

There’s a woman I know who is often heard to say she is looking for “pearls”. ..pearls of wisdom. Those little quotes or stories that when you read or hear them make you stop and say “AHA! Yes! That’s it! How wonderfully put!” My brain tends to need such things. Often times I can’t find my own words so I use the words of others to express myself. Just as the basic slogans in the rooms help me when I need to keep things simple I find when I cannot find my own words someone else has already done it for me and usually with a lot more eloquence and grace. Actually, I really don’t think there’s much in my wee head that is original…I see something and it clicks and I borrow it, giving credit to the source when I can. The subtitle for my page is a good example. “It’s all about WE” I didn’t make that one up. I saw it on a coffee mug from a recent AA convention in upstate NY. What an incredibly simple way to convey the idea of fellowship. I thought I’d share some of my favorites, a few are old and well worn you have heard before and some are newer. I’ll try and give you the source if I have it. Perhaps it will inspire another person to begin collecting their own bag of pearls.

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