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This is really a time to call upon the spiritual part of my program and have faith, keep hopeful but I'm struggling with that this morning. I'm waiting for news from family and my former sponsor who are in the path of the storm. I found myself feeling resentful last night as I listened for updates on the news and found mostly local weather. What did I expect living far away from my former home now. The internet being the internet can offer updated news but it comes with lots of sensational drama filled comments posted at various news sites. Take what you like and leave the rest. It's hard to be so far from family, so powerless to help to have to really trust God's will. It's so much easier in those simple every day things than something of this magnitude. Then there's the old guilt feelings that come with being so far away from loved ones. I hope you and your families are safe this morning. Anybody who's waiting too, maybe we can wait together. I saved a seat for you, come sit next to me. Hugs. TT
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Tired redo the 3Cs...not alcoholism or the perfect storm...you ain't that big...you're doing the best you can with what you have. Time for total surrender and total acceptance. Prayers and thoughts still flowing. ((((hugs))))
I understand what you are talking about it's so hard to watch family and friends deal with something that is so out of everyone's control. Big big hugs, as they say this too shall pass.
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
Thanks very much. Yes, my mom is very old and housebound, has trouble with walking - too old to have gone to a shelter. She relies on my brother who due to the storm, can't get to her right now. I phoned him a few hours ago and he gave me the details of what is going as far as the storm then proceeded as usual to try to guilt me about living far away, twisting it to his liking and implying I abandoned my elderly mother. When the conversation turned that way, I said I needed to get off the phone and thanked him for the information. My brother is a functional alcoholic, stressed under the current situation and bound to allegiance to our dead unrecovering alcoholic father whose expectations he could never meet. I understand and I love my brother. I realize all I can do is turn this situation over to my higher power and wait it out. Thanks for sharing with me, Pushka. Hugs. TT
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