What is man but a minutely set, ingenious machine
for turning red wine into urine?
—Isak Dinesen
Reflection
If it were as simple as that, the body besotted with
wine would merely be a cleansing machine. But my
body is in constant search of perfection and will
assume that what I put into it is for the purpose and
will send the wine careening into all my organs. Alco-
holic bodies cannot deal with wine; they process it 'til
it is a poison.
Affirmation
Let me give my body only what it needs this day. Alco-
hol is the last thing the temple needs!
