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'm finally home and relaxing after a hard days work. My company is completely overhauling our manufacturing processes with new servers, software and every thing else you can think of. I'm one of the core team putting this together so hours and hours of extra work is now in our plates.
Today was site surveys for a complete wireless facility, hardware to quote and purchase, servers to purchase set up, software to train on to train others. Barcode scanners, rugged tablets, PC's, printers, install and configure. Training, training and more training. Meetings, meetings and more meetings. Many hours for the next few months.
Why I'm saying all this is because I'm sitting here thinking what if my son was on the streets. Could I have the peace of mind to work on my duties without interruption of my son on my mind? Did HP help me by taking my son off my hands for a while, while I get my job completed? I didn't know what my company had in store 2 months ago.
This might sound silly but why did my son get that DUI now and be sent to prison for 2 1/2 years. I can only come to the conclusion it was because he needed help and I needed to take care of business without him. HP at work.....
Crazy maybe but it's my thoughts and I'm sticking to them
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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.
Seeking the positives in your situation sure sounds like an HP'd thing to me. I'd be nutz the first day all this started. Look at you! Even able to type to us about it. And it all makes sense.
From your recent posts I think you're doing a great job living life on life's terms and staying present, even finding joy in your days. Thanks for sharing your progress ((hugs))) TT
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Surround yourself with people and elements that support your destiny, not just your history.
Cathy .. I'm wondering what my HP has planned for me and even my atty and I have to believe that it really is for the highest good of us both .. whatever happens in the next few weeks everything is going to workout for the best .. big hugs to you and yes .. HP works in some very mysterious ways.
Hugs S :)
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Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do "faith". - Brene Brown
"Whatever truth you own doesn't own you" - Gary John Bishop
My thinking is that your son in jail with the sentence that he has is a consequence of his own choices and will. I also believe that Al-Anon is within the will of HP for those of us who have been so negatively affected by someone else's drinking and using. I love to understand that HP is always at work in my life and I also have work to do or not. Choices, choices, choices. You can do it Cathy....((((hugs))))
It's like that Rolling Stones song, "You can't always get what you wan't, but if you try, sometimes you get what you need"... I'm sure you didn't want your son to end up in jail, but maybe it was what he/you needed.
An example from my life:
I'm getting very close to ending my marriage, and have been fretting about whether I should try to move my freelance career to a fulltime situation with benefits, etc. Well, just last week I found out that the latter wasn't going to happen; however, the company I work for offered me three new projects. So, I'll be making more $$ and I get to keep the flexible schedule that has allowed me to work and be home after school for my kids. It's really the best of both worlds--if/when AH and I split, I'll be able to keep the stability of our usual routine for my boys (which should also help if there's any problem over custody arrangements) and have more money to support them. It may not have been what I wanted (I was hoping for the challenge and greater recognition/title of the fulltime job) but I think it's probably what I needed.
