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Hello all. :) I decided to go on a road trip this weekend. Im not gonna lie, it was really difficult for me to go off and have a life without my A. I missed him very much, and had a full melt down when I got home. Told myself that it was ok because that WAS hard, and dealt with HALT. Anyway, I had some neat lessons and thought Id share. I met this really old couple qho ince owned a museum full of frog things. Theyve been in Ripley'S etc. I visited their shop when I was young. I was telling the wo,an that, and she said she had to move it because she couldnt walk down to it anymore. She said, "When we bouhht the place, I was so busy livimg that I didnt think about gettimg old." I thought it was beautiful...her ability to do what she loved for over 40 yrs, and to live in the present. And now she was selling the pieces out of the museum, and I am so honored to own them. I bouhht a mirror tjat says a"I like you just how you are." I also visited a cave. Inside, was an "upside down room". The ceiling was made of ocean floor, because the earth is constantly chamging. The ceilimg was the floor. And I took a moment to reflect on how EVEEYTHING changes, and sometimes life gets.flipped upside down..mine certainly feel that wagy. And I rwflected on the HUGE cracks, and how if the earth could "feel"...tjat probably would really hurt. Change hurts..thats ok. And, inspite of all the cracks.and chamge, it was really, really.beautiful, and I can.and should feel tjat way about myself. Also met a shop owner who had a very emphatic letter about.how to treat.nis bathroom. It was serious! But, he had taken in a stray cat and he was so kind to that cat and loved him so ,uch. And I thought of boundaries. This was HIS shop...he has every right to expect itand demand that it be treated with respect, but that did not make him unloving. I really.admired that. Anyway, Im trying to view the world differently, and share. Thank you for all you give to me.
I really loved this post lots, it is soooooooooo true that everything changes, I guess the trick is knowing when we must change too, looking forwards only and changing what we can, how lovely that lady got to enjoy her lifes dream and then share a slice with you, lovely outlook.
Wow! I applaud you for taking this ACTION, rather than sitting at home in isolation, and in your head. Look at what filled your head instead?! Such inspiration!! (in-spirit)
This reminds me of how my sponsor always told me to just KEEP MOVING, when I just wanted to curl up in a ball. I will admit, some days, I did curl up in a ball, grieving took a long time. Some days, it was too hard to move. Mostly, I tried to get outside, let nature do its thing, my favorite medicine. Meetings are also my medicine and if I don't take it, I get sick again.
Keep taking care of yourself WHATEVER that looks like, my friend, you are doing great (((hugs)))
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