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Hi y'all... ... I was a brainy kid- with great hopes and dreams. I read and worked and read some more. In the classroom I seemed to daydream a lot.
Out side of Alanon i do a lot of research and study- and a lot of it online. I read this morning that having big dreams and plans ahead- is just as healthy as regular journalling...
...so maybe I could just test this out for myself. I was always a sucker for fads and get-well-quick schemes... but in the midst of all that some things do and did work!
So maybe Alanon and the 12 Step programmes were one of those fads- that stuck!
This year I wanted to reach out a bit more- Tradition 5.
And already, this year I hear a buzz around the board- heading in this direction.
Out in my back yard i have two chickens, and a bantie hen with them. The chicks are three days old.
This is a part o my hobby- for old age- to get me out into the back yard- and recharge my tired old batteries.
But I still have my hopes and dreams- maybe 20 or 30 years ahead... but that is always, most surely, one day at a time.
I do have a book to finish. An important work of scholarship... a life's work really- which i will try to finish before too much old age takes over. And there are fruit frees, bees, another growing things that will always need my attention!
rather than learning a lot more Alanon- I want to put all the pieces together- reading, experience, and the numerous contacts Alanon has given me. I still like to keep it simple. I want especially to read "Lois Remembers". That person was a real role model and help to me, especially... ...
I was always going to be a lifetime member.
From the get-go i was always a regular contributor to the NZ national newsletter of Alanon... and I suppose I will always be writing in and sharing.
But I think is always wise to look at the big picture, and dream... oh yes~!!! ...
David, what a lovely share!! I do believe that, besides writing a journal, pursuing one's dreams is another way to accomplish a well rounded life in recovery.
Writing a book sounds very interesting, do tell us the topic!
I have slowed down somewhat, so still do the things that I love, but at a slower pace.
I always wanted to own my own jewelry shop, so I did for several years, but sadly had to close it, due to lack of business (but very happy that I was able to do it!)
Since I retired in December 2019, I am still trying to figure out what is the most important use of my time and MIP, a few close friends and my cat Louis are my focus right now.
Always had a job, sometimes two at the same time, trying to raise two kids on my own, with a house, cats and fish. There was always so much to do, that I am enjoying just being home.
Love to garden and change things up in the house, take care of myself .... life is good
Thank you for your post David!
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"Forgiveness doesn't excuse bad behavior, but it
does prevent bad behavior from destroying your heart". ~ unknown
My topic is William Jackson Barry- who strode the nineteenth century... butcher, whaler, stockman, miner and lecturer...
In my 20's and 30's I had more jobs than hot feeds- and periods of being on welfare... but I worked hard when i could...
...in the USA- would be called a field worker... and ending up working with a lot of migrant workers... but writing, especially poetry kept my nose above water...
we still have a small business, designed to provide for our retirement... and I work on this regularly. We rent out three modest flats...
... I was a brainy kid- with great hopes and dreams. I read and worked and read some more. In the classroom I seemed to daydream a lot.
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