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It may appear to be but is still incredibly painful with no hope of recovery. Getting healthy is difficult and sometimes quite painful but there is a light at the end of the tunnel .
Me too Betty. It's funny but the gentleman who was sharing was just making it clear that: if things seem too easy, you may need to re-evaluate your recovery and push yourself to a new limit. Recovery isn't easy, sick definitely is. But, sometimes there are newcomers who don't realize they are sick and they've had their heads in the sand like I did. Sometimes you just don't know until God is ready to reveal it to, until you're ready for recovery and all that it entails. I believe we all came here to MIP because we were the ostriches taking our heads out of the sand and getting ready to dip our toes into the recovery 'pool'. Ok, now I have stupid visual of an ostrich dipping his toe in a pool, LOL. Where the heck did I come up with that one?
I saw my Ah tonight at detox, so depressed and sick---asking for compassion, which I gave but I also told him I cannot help him---that he must do it himself. When I got home I walked his dog, and it was cold so I took a short cut thru the field......of 10 inch snow. I walked about 200 feet and it was really hard to walk thru....it was deep and cold....I was like, UGH why did I start this....I will just turn back.........
then I could see my house and porch light thru the trees........so I kept going, but I was not happy--------then the dog pulled me and I fell.........Oh Man I can't do this.......then I got up and brushed myself off.......I trudged some more, my boots got snow in them.......I stopped half way, turned around and looked back, to see if I could retrace my steps and just go back, but I went forward.......I knew I could do it if.............. I JUST KEPT GOING...........and my short cut took extra long but I did it.
Then I thought, I wonder if that is how he feels right now......while he is waiting to head off to rehab. SIGH
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You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. (Dr. Suess)
I wasn't in denial when I came to MIP, but I certainly was happy to find all of you! MIP has been like an oasis in the desert of transition for me. I've so appreciated meeting so many delightful souls. Thanks for being you.
You sisters are absolutely desert for the soul even with that large bird following you around...why is it wearing a bikini? lol...love it. not even sick. (((hugs)))
Ooooops you're right C...dessert!! of course
-- Edited by Jerry F on Thursday 20th of February 2014 06:53:41 PM
Desert or dessert, sir. But of course she's wearing a bikini with all those fluffy feathers, so de rigueur, so chic, so bling-y, so magnifique! And with those pink sunglasses she is definitely ready for Cannes.
-- Edited by cwya on Thursday 20th of February 2014 02:13:50 PM
Thank you for the critique, G2B: I need to teach myself how to make shiny bling in Photoshop, cwya: the bottom does look more like an adult diaper, I can trim it down a bit, don't know if a bottomless ostrich is permitted by John, haha, but maybe an ostrich thong?? OOOOooohhlala...With an AC/DC logo for ((Melly)) cause she needs a personal giggle of her very own this week. I will get to work, as I am on vacation and have NOTHING better to do, getting my taxes done later today so I will get moving on my self-instructed Photoshop course, LOL & I do hope that nobody is offended by my comments, it is all just in fun, because it is Friday and laughter is good for the soul...yea...do the Friday dance!
And thank you to ilovedogs for the original ostrich image that I dressed like a paperdoll
-- Edited by MorningGlory on Friday 21st of February 2014 06:29:04 AM
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ilovedogs you have got us going now... here is the updated version of the bird, needs Mellys lilo and Liam put in now, she has the bling and pink thong bikini, and AC/DC tattoo what is next??? Happy Friday everyone, laugh a little it is good for the soul!
-- Edited by MorningGlory on Friday 21st of February 2014 08:39:58 PM
Okay! Get this, ostrich. You can have the bling, the bikini, the tattoo, the glasses and the lilo. Liam??? No! He's mine. Dibs. I called him first on the board.
-- Edited by grateful2be on Friday 21st of February 2014 09:16:29 PM
Melly has been busy down under. ADULT SWIM! Oh and thanks...this exercise had been very therapeutic in many ways. All this started with ilovedogs "Sick is easy" lol too funny.
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No, she probably didn't need the men. Daughter and I had a fantastic giggle locating the specified guys and adding them in though. The Ostrich can take what she likes and leave the rest
This is off program: She can take what she likes (except Liam) and leave the rest. I'm usually not this insistent, but I want my way, I want my way, I want my way.
OK, we need to talk G2B and maybe work things out. Alternate Thursdays, perhaps. But I think BF probably has the better idea...ostrich alone on the lilo is more my speed. I just never learn. I ain't no spring chicken anymore. Heck I'm not even a winter chicken...that's when we get stringy and tough, you see. UHmmmmm, sounds like there's an alanon principle in there somewhere. Hang in there long enough and you can be stringy and tough too...less likely to be Sunday dinner.
Good one, BF. LOL!