Saturday night, another day lucid and aware,feeling spiritually fit and blessed as I watch our little Jaelyn(38 days young)sleeping ,my daughter staying with us for weekend while her husband works overtime, my 25 year old son , still clean from his Heroin addiction and just left for his house and my darlin getting ready to chill. Big night tonite, watch Home Box ,maybe have popcorn and hopefully stay awake. If you are new or just coming around, welcome ,a life that never seemed possible can happen with and admission of utter defeat ,surrender and some work.Please join us in this exciting "new way of life" a day at a time(oh yeah ,if you told me that was exciting 26 years ago I would definitely think you were trippin)..Lost dreams do awaken and new possibilities arise!!
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
Enjoy your popcorn, and extra kisses for the baby. Earlier today I went to my first AA potluck and this evening I will be attending a bonfire mtg. Through the grace of God, the wisdom shared by new comers and old timers (like yourself ) both here on MIP and in F2F mtgs, I am learning how to live a better life than I have ever known. Peace
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I asked God for all things that I may enjoy life. He gave me life so that I may enjoy all things.
My Saturday too included an A.A. potluck cook-out with a rockin' sober band, a meeting, and a rousing night life involving watching Parking Wars and playing Farmville. And perfectly satisfied with that.
This from a drunken garbage head whose idea of a great Saturday night was to just miss ending up face first in the puke after fighting off the low-life tit grabbers and out running the narc.
Yes, my Saturday nights sure have changed, too! This weekend, instead of taking the kids to a babysitter so I could drink all weekend, roll in wasted around 4am, sleep till 4pm next day and do it all over again, I experienced quality time with my God, myself, my friends in the fellowship and my family. Saturday I did my first sweat at a Lakota sweat lodge. It was an incredible spiritual experience! I made it four rounds, which is pretty good for a newbie/ mostly Irish girl! Potluck and socializing after with sober friends. Sunday I went with my boys to a sober dance that was a costume party: disco vs. rock! I had a blast dancing with my little boys and watching them so joyful. They had the time of their life. Yesterday, I took my children on a 2 mile hike to pristine virgin forest, with 8 ft. diameter cedar trees, waterfalls, mountain snow around a beautiful lake. Aside from all the wonderful activities, most impressive was I never lost my cool, grew impatient, got angry or frustrated. I never thought about ME ME ME...but instead US. We had a wonderful bonding weekend together...all the positive people I choose to surround myself with and care for today.
These things, these gifts would not be possible if I had not found the AA program and my higher power. God was with me all weekend, helping me do things I could not have done on my own before. My life is so enriched and I am so blessed as a result of working these steps and practicing these principles in all my affairs. This program is life changing. Thanks Mike for the post. I'm right there with ya! Heather
