The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
I am sitting on my deck sipping coffee and over looking Lake Michigan, life is good. The kids are still in bed and it's just the dog, cat, me and God spending time relaxing out here at 6:30 in the morning. I work later and have Church tonight and it will be a good and busy day. My packing up for the move is ahead of schedule and I am getting organized more and more everyday thanks to the help of my 14 year old. I started a new workout schedule with my good friend and that helps me to have more energy. You get what you put in, just like with Al-anon i have found out.
I feel so good and am really excited for this next season of my life. Without Al-anon, MIP and my sponsor I would never have been able to feel this free and capable to move and go back to nursing school. My kids are enrolled in a bigger school and are excited about it and I will start back next Winter to college. I have 2 new part time jobs lined up and a great little apartment, things are really falling into place. I feel so strong and good about myself. I am seizing the day and look forward to each fresh new day and the opportunities it brings. I am amazed at how far I have come in just a year and a half. I still have work to do within, but I now look forward to my self improvements. I have learned it's about progress not perfection! I can be human and make mistakes and the world won't end! I don't have to change, fix or say the right thing to get any of my A's to sobriety, it is up to them and I still love them, but am completly dettached living my own life.
Sounds so funny, but today I woke up and just knew this next year is going to bring normal daily struggles, but also lots of great things for me!
Sending you all much love and support on your journey's!!!
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Sending you love and support on your journey always! BreakingFree
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" Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional."
"Serenity is when your body and mind are in the same place."
Happy Birthday, BF! Many wishes for another year of .... well everything, but mostly the serenity and hope you have now. Your post was a good early day reminder of living in the moment, staying in reality and self care, it helped to ground me this morning. Thank you
I am strong in the broken places. ~ Unknown
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another! ~ Anatole France
Love your recovery process!!!! BIG HUGS Happy BIRTHDAY!!!!
Hugs P :)
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Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.- Maya Angelo
We're in such a similar place (I'm 34, too, it's a pretty awesome age to be)...new homes, new beginnings, new life...best wishes for a fabulous day and I hope there is some cake in your immediate future!
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Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us. -from Pema Chödron's When Things Fall Apart
Happy Birthday BF...you've taken the time to give yourself a great birthday gift...one that will last. You've given it away here and I'm grateful that you have...The peace and confidence just poured out of my PC screen and I feel uplifted by it. Mahalo and have a great day.!!
and looking forward to reading more
