Love that jane... and, no...is a complete sentence!!!!!!
Have a great misery free day!!!! lol
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"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. "
Wow, Jane, what a great post for me today! Thank you.
Yesterday I felt miserable, but today I got out for a good walk and accepted how things were and became grateful for what I had. I felt so much better since and some of the things that were worrying me are becoming resolved.
Have a great day!
Take care,
Carol
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Yes, I very much needed to read this myself today.I too have been going through some family stuff (Mom, 2 siblings and a nephew).It's similar to what one of you are going through.Seems like the more I get sober, the more I can see that my family is sick too. I had to remove myself from the chaos and insanity.I'm so powerless of people, places and things!!!At first I had a hard time with if what I was doing the right thing.(Being a good daughter).I do have responsibility as a daughter but that doesn't mean I have to play their games.Right now, it's okay if I'm not remembered.It's (also) not (too) important if they consider how I feel, it's more important that I remember others.My AA family is teaching me well. I've also been working with a women (sponsoring) that I believe is over using some meds and she's been behaving like someone one day sober.(She's got 4 years - I guess).Anyway, I've allowed her to rent space and I trying to decide if I should let her go for my own sake.Lots of prayer, meditation and talking to sponsor. Mix a couple other issues and some day today stuff and I'm retreating into self, myself.I haven't been able to respond to anyone on the boards I belong to either. I too start to read and stop.I just can't.And when I do think I want to, I find I'm not in a good place to do that.Having the same trouble with e-mails. Right now, I know time takes time and today it is better.Thank God, A.A. and you!
jane05- i was at my homegroup last night and and my sponsor, who has four years sobriety, shared that he was just barely getting along, admitting that he was only doing 51% of what he should and he said he was ok with that. His comments really struck me. I had built him up to be someone who was unshakable. It was a good lesson.
