Completing A 10-Year Promise, Taking A Much-Needed Break, And Becoming Open To What’s Next…

Today’s article marks the end of a 10-year promise that I made to myself and marks the beginning of the next chapter of my life as well, to whatever comes next, one that has yet to be written. For what began as an online journal of sorts and morphed into something much bigger, for something much Greater, I have continued to expand both my mind and my heart in the process.

TheTwelfthStep has been an amazing adventure that so many have supported me along the way in my efforts to keep this going. While there have been many blessings and many heartaches through it all, each has helped me onto a much Higher Path of consciousness and one I am thankful for every individual who publicly and privately messaged me along the way. Each of you, in your own unique expressions of God has helped me to become something more, and as I continue to spiritually grow, after posting 3,650 entries in here, I know it’s time to take a much-needed break from this.

Every late night, just after midnight, for the past 10 years, I’ve written from my heart, about gratitude, about addictions, about my painful journey, about life experiences, about love, about heartache, about jokes, and everything in between. I grew to become more and more transparent in each of the things I posted, including so many pondering questions to insightful quotes. And somewhere along the way, I became someone else, and something else, and each of you helped to play a part in that.

I actually don’t know exactly who I’m becoming now, but what I do know I’ve done is achieve something I set my mind and my heart out to do ten years ago, and that was to write for ten consecutive years, every, single, day, all to reveal each and every thing I went through in life to make myself fully transparent with the world.

What I’ve learned through this all is that it really is ok for each of us to be ourselves, even when fear tries to tell us otherwise. And it really is ok to step out on our own and beat to our own inner drum, even when society tells us we shouldn’t. I’ve done that now for ten straight years and I most assuredly can tell you it’s been so very freeing. I’m a better man now because of it and have become far lighter and far brighter because of it as well.

I know I will miss my daily interactions with everyone that came from maintaining this blog on a daily basis, but I’m not saying goodbye to it either. I’m just choosing to take a much-needed break to see what God has in store for me next. Maybe it will be taking my writing in a different direction or reporting on a whole new chapter in a life that begins elsewhere. Regardless of whatever comes next, I love all of you unconditionally and hope that TheTwelfthStep has blessed you in some way, shape, or form somewhere along the way.

From my heart to yours, one soul to another soul, thank you. I truly love you all unconditionally.

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Silly Joke Friday

Silly Joke #1

A drunk man was brought to court. Just before the trial there was a commotion in the gallery with the drunk man being loud and disorderly. The judge pounded the gravel on his table and shouted, “Order, order.” The drunk immediately responded, “Thank you, your Honor, I’ll have a Scotch and soda.”

Silly Joke #2

An agitated patient was stomping around the psychiatrist’s office, running his hands through his hair, almost in tears. “Doc, my memory’s gone. Gone! I can’t remember my wife’s name. Can’t remember my children’s names. Can’t remember what kind of car I drive. Can’t remember where I work. It was all I could do to find my way here. I think I need to be tested for Alzheimer’s or dementia!” “Calm down John. First, I want you to try to relax. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths ok?” John then closed his eyes and the doctor gave him a few minutes for his breathing to slow down. When John looked calmer, the doctor asked him to open his eyes and said, “So, how long have you been having this issue?” “What issue? I don’t even know why I’m here?”

Silly Joke #3

A young technician and his boss board a train headed through the mountains. They can find no place to sit except for two seats right across the aisle from a young woman and her grandmother.  After a while, it is obvious that the young woman and the young tech are interested in each because they are giving each other “looks.” Soon the train passes into a tunnel and it is pitch black. There is a sound of the smack of a kiss followed by the sound of the smack of a slap. When the train emerges from the tunnel, the four sit there without saying a word. The grandmother is thinking to herself: “It was very brash for that young man to kiss my granddaughter, but I’m glad she slapped him.” The boss is setting there thinking: “I didn’t know the young tech was brave enough to kiss the girl, but I sure wish she hadn’t missed him when she slapped and hit me!” The young woman was sitting and thinking: “I’m glad the guy kissed me, but I wish my grandmother hadn’t slapped him!” The young tech sat there with a satisfied smile on his face. He thought to himself: “Life at work is good. How often does a guy have the chance to kiss a beautiful girl and slap his boss all at the same time!”

Bonus Silly Joke (Adult Humor)

A very gifted baby was born with the ability to talk.
The first thing he said when he was born was, “Are you my mom?”
“Why, yes!” his mother said. “I am!”
“Well,” the baby said, “I wanted to thank you for taking such good care of me before I was born.” Then he looks around the room and says, “Are you my doctor?”
“Yes, I am!” says the doctor.
“Well, I just wanted to thank you,” says the baby, “for taking such good care of me during the delivery.”
“You’re very welcome,” says the doctor.
The baby looks around the room and says, “Hey, are you my father?”
Overcome with pride, his dad says, “Yes, I am!”
The baby says, “Come here for a minute. I want to show you something. Bend down.” The father complies, and the baby starts poking him forcibly in the forehead. “How does that feel?! Hurts, doesn’t it?!”

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

Question For The Day

Today’s question is…

What is the most unique thing about yourself that truly sets you apart and something you would say is you beating to your own drum?

Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson

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