The pain and struggle of early recovery is a powerful wind that blows through your life. It blows open the doors to your deepest emotions and tests the very fiber of your being. Yet, after the storm abates, you rebuild on the foundation of love from the fellowship.
In the coming days when I can't be grateful, when I cannot see past the storm, I listen to the beating heart of the fellowship. ~ Reflections for Beginners
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Today I am grateful...
- for early Sunday morning walks with the pup
- that I went to the speaker meeting last night where I heard a friend tell her story and talk about the steps
- that I ran into someone I had not seen in twenty years. We both look so different than back then, but I recognized her eyes. I have often told this little story about her: She was working in the telephone company business office with my at that time partner. Her voice mail was "Hi, this is Kate. If you wanna leave a message raise your right hand. If you want me to call you back, raise your left hand." I think that is hysterical, but her customers did not. Imagine.
- that I do not have to know what caused the psychic change of 11/18/03. I can just be grateful it happened, revel in it and refer to it often as a miracle.
- that I have had no reason to wear a neck tie for over three and a half years. I still have my collection of vintage clip-ons (75 of them).
Alcohol gave me wings to fly, then took away my sky. ~Anonymous
9 comments:
Wow, vintage clip ons. Now that's something to treasure. What is old will be new again. Have a great day.
Scott, thanks for all your comments. I really appreciate them.
wonderful last quote from anonymous. ☺ glad you haven't had to wear a tie for that long.
Do you have a tie drawer?
My mothers message used to say "have a nice day, unless you've made other plans"
Oh Scott, you are a treasure in my day. And the pie was good.
I have been feeling the powerful wind. I'm glad to be reading you today.
I wish you'd wear a vintage clip-on every weekday at 12:15p. That would be groovy.
Ha! Vintage clip-ons brought a flood of old, fading, sepia-toned, serrated edged images. Most contained paneling, a tv tray and a dinner in a foil tray.
Thanks for the smile.
Yeah, wear three of them at once and clip them to you shirt pocket. Or Not. I've worn one very few times since 1992. Those clip ons were life savers on occasions.
luke recently discovered the clip on tie and he's quite happy about it.
i recognize the eyes first in people more than anything else.
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