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SeekingSerenity


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I learned the art of glass blowing in 2000 and did that as a full time occupation until 2007 when my journey for recovery took me away from it.   I returned home and to glass blowing this past summer.

After having been away from it for almost 4 years I expected a learning curve again, much to my delight it seemed to be like riding a bike and I had no problems.

I sat down this morning to work and almost immediately a piece I was working on blew up.  I didn`t want to lose the piece so I following all of the suggested methods of saving glass and applied the principles I have learned.  I felt extremely satisfied as I put a finished good looking piece into the kiln.

Then it hit me.  When I started blowing glass I had a 5 gallon bucket as a waste bucket. I now use a 6 oz tin cup.  By following suggested methods of working glass I have learned how to successfully work on the torch.

When I started trying to recover from alcoholism I had enough lousy feelings and false starts to fill a 5 gallon bucket. But if I follow the suggested methods of AA I just may be able to feel extremely satisfied that I have managed another sober day and more importantly lived another day as I was meant to live.

Like learning the glass it took me time but I believed I could do it.  I need to stop feeling so fearful that I can`t do it and start believing that with time and with adhering to what is suggested in the BB that I CAN do this

 

Just wanted to share this 

 



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Beautiful! And true! Thanks!

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Awesome! The Chihuly gallery opened up here about a year ago. It was overwhelming. I  have no idea how long it takes to make some of these things, or how hard it is. It would be helpful if they had a video of him creating a piece.
http://www.moreanartscenter.org/content.php?id=90



-- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 13th of December 2011 06:37:18 PM

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Love the analogy...beauty takes time and practice. :)

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That's a fantastic analogy, I love it.

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Donna,

Thanks for sharing. I heard early in the rooms to "follow the directions" and laid out in the BBook. I to have learned to try and follow the directions in other areas of work and projects and it is amazing how much better things turn out.

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Donna, Nice post.  It's my experience that all areas of my life changed for the better the more I worked The Program.  They told me early on it keeps getting better.  They were right, in so many different ways.  It's refresing to hear the peace and gratitude in your post. 



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Thanks everyone for the input. I am still feeling the wonderment that it really is this simple.
I have stopped questioning the process and am just going to follow the steps and the suggestions and live 1 day at a time. I now believe with all my heart that in doing that, 1 day I will overcome a situation and look back with extreme satisfaction and say `` Wow this really works``

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