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Hey all, Well hard to believe a year has gone by and I am still alive and well..lol..... To all of my beautiful friends even consider you all family here a great big THANK YOU!!! I honestly believe to this day if I had not found you I would not be alive today...A year ago I was ready to just lay down, call it quits and just die..or hope to die. Today I am so glad to be alive. I breath easier now that I have the tools to help me. It is by far perfect but it has surely progressed. I now own my own business, I have renovated my garage into a groom shop. I call the shop Getting Your Groom On. And I love it so much. I can also use the room as a little get away on off hours...my "war room" or "Prayer room".....my "Serenity Room" ......
A lot has happened in the last few weeks that I am dealing with. I have invited someone else who has hurt me in the past to use the shop 3 days a week since she lost her job. I put boundaries down and so far she has failed all of them...and again today I went over them again with her. I go soft now and then and have a hard time sticking to my boundaries, even with my AH....I cannot throw her on the street with no job, as I know what it is like to have no job. I need a lot of prayer to be strong enough to do what I have to do if I need to. And I know this too shall pass once i get this boundary thing down pat. I just say to myself ...Debra Debra Debra...I am getting better at things not bothering me ...I do know im better though because in the past I would not have gone over the boundaries with her again...i would have said nothing....so again progress not perfection....
On a better note, I am much happier than I was a year ago living with an active A has gotten a lot easier for me, as long as I remember the 3 C's my favorite....
You sound great Debra seems like it was longer than
Year ago. Congratulations on the success of your shop.
I know someone else who did that and it messed up Her
up because she Had rented it out one night to someone
else then she was Having to work on Sundays.
I Had a small gift shop i loved it, it was just seasonal in
My small town. I ran it for 8 summer. I did use the word
NO especially with consignment items that i did not want.
I toughened up and it was not always appreciated.
Congratulations on your first year and all your progress. Sounds like you're doing well and putting your Alanon program tools to use. Glad you're a part our online forum. Hugs! TT
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((Debra))) thank you for stopping in and sharing your your amazing recovery journey I remember when you changed your log on name from "broken" to "unbroken" and so see that you have come a long way my dear and earned our new name .
Hey girl - great to see you.....your update is awesome and glad that you're in a better place! Love the business and the name is great! Progress always - not perfection. May you next year be even better and may your shop kick bootie!!
(((Hugs))) my friend - keep doing what you're doing - looks good on ya!
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
(((Hugs))) Debra! I'm so happy for you. Reading your post brought me tears, Al-anon always makes me cry whether happy or sad (Kleenex pls, LOL). You know what looking back I too am much better now than when I first came to Al-anon. Thanks so much to all of you, my friends, here in MIP. Let's keep coming back, love you too!
What a lovely thought, to think of you in your Get Your Groom On space, doing what you do and finding serenity. It sounds great, I'm really enjoying the update Debra!!
