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Dear Cathy & Lyne, Oldergal & Paris, too: I am so very, very grateful to you for sharing your stories, your heartache, your peace, your learnings, your prayers and your children with me. Life, to me, has no meaning apart from communion/community with others. You don't just share the easy things - you share the hard things. You don't share just your assets or your attributes. You also share your limits and your fears. You share your joys and your sorrows. You share your victories and your failures. You care about your own lives and you care about others. You are human and that humanity shines through in your writings. I love what I see. I love what I receive. I love knowing that on our planet there are people who want to share themselves in communion/community with others. I just don't think it can get better than that. Thank you.
-- Edited by grateful2be on Friday 26th of July 2013 08:19:10 PM
My daughter called me this evening. A co-worker of hers ran into my son putting in job apps. He is staying right now in another place where there is more supervision and less temptation. It's been a bumpy road for me this week. I've hit some ruts and I've missed some, too. I think he might have called my phone today - but I didn't recognize the cellphone # and was on another call at the time. To me, its a synchronistic grouping of events. I surrendered him. I surrendered my fear. I went days without knowing his whereabouts - releasing the painful memories of things that have happened to him in the past on his benders. Trying to stay focused in the present - not leap out into the future. Praying a special prayer of total release too personal to mention on Thursday. Seeking guidance and clarity from a friend and receiving it. Then, receiving the gifts of compassion and care coming through you to me. And then today - when I knew that I truly had done all that I could do for now - these two events - the phone call that I wasn't sure of and couldn't answer - and news of his whereabouts and his actions. That boy of mine - he is a wonder. He is strong. He is still here in his mortal state.
And this morning - before the two signs of his still being present among us - I was aware that I was fine and I would be fine - no matter what the future held/holds for my son. And for me - that was very good news.
I'm so happy for you that you know your son is still alive and well. He is strong and he can do anything he puts his mind to. We will keep praying for him to make the right choices and do what is needed to stay sober and take care of himself.
Good job Mom........you kept to your side of the street and HP is putting a arm around your shoulder and telling you it will be OK and have a peaceful weekend.
Let Go Let HP do his job
(((( hugs )))))
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Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth
Speak only when you feel that your words are better than your silence.
grateful2be-you are a great role model for me as currently I am struggling with son issues. They are not life or death, but they are trying, painful, and depressing. I hope one day I can write a post like your's. Thanks so much, Lyne
hey Grateful, I get on here and I see this...WOW....so glad for you, good lady......U worked your program soo admirably.....letting go does release it unto the universe and higher energy can work on it.....GOOD JOB
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Live and let live and do it with peace and goodwill to all!!!!
And there it is - your sweet face - smiling at me through your avatar, Neshema. You know you helped me get here too, don't you? So much compassion and care from you. I delight in the abundance of the Universe that brings such good people for me to meet and to receive. (((N)))
And there it is - your sweet face - smiling at me through your avatar, Neshema. You know you helped me get here too, don't you? So much compassion and care from you. I delight in the abundance of the Universe that brings such good people for me to meet and to receive. (((N)))
((((((((G)))))))) I was tickled pink when I saw your first post and now this one, HUGSSSS my good lady
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Live and let live and do it with peace and goodwill to all!!!!
You're in those words that I wrote, too, PC. I have experienced my son working his program when he did. I can see him helping others as you do and if he doesn't - I still got to experience him working his program. Your effort on your own life and sharing it has helped me through some of the darkest moments of this journey. When you start your new work, I have a sense that folks are going to want what you have and I'm happy for them. (((Back at you, PC)))
-- Edited by grateful2be on Saturday 27th of July 2013 07:41:31 AM
Aww Grateful: You have the most appropriate name. You embody amazing courage in the face of great emotional pain with a beautiful willingness to surrender. Your gratitude is beautiful and palpable. You work your program and it is an inspiration to me and gives me hope and courage as well. Thank you for your honesty here - I cant 'tell you how much it has helped me! I hope you can bask in this gratitude for some time.
Dear BN & LB: I love your avatars, too. Symbols of serenity and the empowered feminine to me. Thank you so much for your affirmation and for your feedback. There is a part of ourselves we cannot see on our own - others help us see it. Thank you, sisters. You help me to continue this journey of faith with knowledge that there is fruit following the labor. (((BN&LB)))
I am so happy you know where your son is and I will pray for him. Momma Grateful I see STRENGTH IN YOUR SON!
I thank God you know he is alive and ok.
Grateful yesterday you shared this with all of us! It was YESTERDAY you helped me so much not with one post but multiple posts cheering me on and gently guiding me/us hubby and I. You came to my aid while dealing with some of your own pain.
I know while I wrote that letter last nite to my son in rehab I had what I call a "GOD" moment I know there was a point warmth came over me and I felt a hand on my shoulder.
I did not say anything to hubby about it, I shared it here ~ maybe just maybe our HP was with us both.
You will never know how much you helped me yesterday. Hubby and I added a line to the letter kind of recognition of your guidance to us that only we know what it means.
The line reads "We are GRATEFUL you our our SON."
Thank you and I will pray for your son! I have felt like such a taker and not a helper here!
HUGS GRATEFUL
FAITH AND LOVE
-- Edited by FAITH1988 on Sunday 28th of July 2013 10:20:07 AM
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(((C))) I'm an introvert. It is very hard for me to put "out there" what's "in here." You help me be the best I can be because you are so honest, warm and free as yourself. You don't wear masks. You don't pretend to have to have it all together all the time. And you are genuinely interested and supportive of the people who get on these boards when many times your own heart is breaking. I love seeing you at work on these boards - when you're mad, sad, happy, peaceful, cheerful or just plain warm. Because you are you and you don't try to be anybody else. I hope you get rest today. Let God take care of you for awhile. We don't want to lose you. You are precious to us. I see it in the writings of others.
It is so good to hear of someone's son doing well. My son isn't doing well right now and I struggle to maintain my boundaries and not try to jump in and try to fix his life for him! (Not that its possible, of course) .
