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As the turn of the year approaches I want to give thanks to all of you who have supported and inspired me on my healing journey. Everyone who posts here has my love and gratitude, oldies and newbies,I cant do it without you.
I hit rock bottom this time last year. As the bells chimed out at midnight bringing in the year of 2009 I had already been in bed since the previous day, after struggling through the Xmas from hell, my body and mind called it a day....I came to a grinding halt. Celebrations were going on all around and I lay in bed enveloped in grief. ....my son was (is) killing himself slowly with alcohol...Id spent years trying to fix him .....my marriage, my business, my life was falling apart, I lay there in bed for 4 days and would have quite happily died......but I didnt.....there must be another plan for me in this life.
I found MIP in January and with the support and encouragement found here took myself to weekly Alanon face to face meetings. Tonight my son is still in the grip of this hellish disease......me? .....I feelmore at peace, free of crippling fear. Im a work in progress and in a different place tonight to where I was this time last year. Ill keep on working it cos its working for me. I wont be making any resolutions just keep taking it one day at a time.
You and your loved ones are in my heart and prayers tonight and always.
Bliadhna Mhath Ur (Happy New Year) from snowy Scotland
I too am grateful for this place and the people here, who have all been so helpful and supportive... I read, I ponder, and bit by bit I feel myself starting to absorb the wise words shared on here.
It still amazes me that I reached out from a place of horrible pain and despair, and found such warmth and comfort.
Health and happiness in 2010!
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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could... Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. - Emerson
Happy New Year from south of the border in England!
I, too, am grateful for this place. I only discovered it about 3 months ago and the lovely people on this board in the chat room have been my life-line. Here's wishing everyone a serene 2010 and thanks for your support. ((((All MIP-ers))))))
The hardest part for us, the mothers of A's, is that we can't rescue, save, protect or love our sons or daughters back from the road to perdition that they are on. We are running as hard as we can behind them trying to clean up the mess, but it does become clear as we begin to work the program we are powerless over this disease.
I have gone to bed and stayed there with headaches that would have brought an elephant to it's knees, I have tried very hard not to look too far down the road, and like you this is why I make no resolutions for 2010, I just pray to my HP that He will look after my AS, and give me the strength to handle whatever comes my way.
Aloha Ness and Haoli Makahiki Ho...from Hilo. You are surely a Miracle in Progress and I am sooo grateful to be a part of this family also. Al-Anon Family Groups certainly a gift from HP. Happy New Year to you, your family and your entire country...
So very beautiful!! It is all right out there!!! All we have to do is stay in the moment and appreciate the serenity, and peace and wisdom which surrounds us.
I wish you a serene, New Year filled with the wisdom an courage of this program.
