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How is it the Only time I Can Find my True Perspective is when I Get Lost in Nature? This weekend I Headed off to My Little Get away in the Woods Along side the River and For what Ever Reason, the Moment I Hit that Drive way, Everything, whether Heavy or Light, Just Slowly Starts to Melt away And When I Say Away, I Mean I Feel Light as a Feather
This weekend was the First Long Weekend (2nights/3day) that my husband & I have taken this Year, we Run a Small Business, but I Believe it Runs Us most Days And When I Go to Camp (its only 35-40 mins from home) I Can Leave Work at Work, and Feel I have Earned this Time for Me & HP
Anyone that knows Me knows I Have Learned to Enjoy Many things I Love since Getting to Al-Anon, I have Learned How to LIVE again, How to Grab the Bull by the Horns and Say I EARNED THIS J
Al-Anon Taught me to Embrace the Fact that I LOVE to Take Pictures of Nature, that I LOVE to Kayak with the Eagles, that I LOVE to be on my Harley with my face in the Wind, I LOVE being Sober!!! I LOVE to be Crafty and Learn New things Like Crochet, Scrapbooking, I LOVE Girls Nights with old School Friends, I LOVE Surprises, and Being Spontaneous and Making No PLANS, Just Going! None of these things did I Know Until Al-anon. I thought about them, Dreamed about them, but Never Felt Worthy Of! Or How Would I Have TIME, as Crazy as My Life was, TIME was Always the Excuse!!! Not the Reason! I Believed ANY one; But Me Could Truly Love them, and Embrace themBecause I Thought I Needed Someone Elses Opinion or Permission For My Dreams!
Yet One Day at a Time, As I Worked the Steps (Over 6yrs Now) As I Slowly and Unselfishly Started Taking Care of Me like this Program States, All these Great things, Became Me They Became the Pieces of My Heart that I Felt Truly Where Broken and Gone for Good But what they Became was the Pieces that FILL My Heart with Happiness :) And When I'm Not Doing Any of these things, I Selling Myself Short of My Happiness...
God Blessed me with Many things this weekend to Keep My Camera Pointed upward to the Heavens, and Many times on the Ground Yet I Can Stand in those Woods, Over Looking that River, and Just Feel the Love of my Higher Power Surround me, and I Know in that Very Moment, Im Exactly Where I am Meant to be
I Will be the Very First to Say, I had to go thru some Very Tough, Very Painful things to Get Where I am today, and the Only Person I Answer to is the God of My Understanding I Can Love My Alcoholics, I Can Detach From them as Often as I Choose, because even when Loving Them with All of My Heart, I Cant Make them Be Who I Want... but I Can Chose to Love them where they are and to Me, that Alone was a Blessing to Get me On My Way to Recovery I Still Slip, I Still Stumble, I Still Feel the Sting of the Pain from time to Time But Thanks to All the Al-Anon Angels, that Have Met me on this Journey, I Am So Blessed...
WOW What a Ride
Most Grateful Al-Anon Member
Love, Hugs & Prayers to All... Thanks for Letting Me Share
Dear Jozie Thank you so very much for your powerful share regarding this program, the Steps you took, the pain you endured and the great success of your recovery. Speakers like you, simply sharing their heartfelt gratitude , is what program is all about You give everyone Hope Thanks for being here.
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I could just see you ride by on your Harley and feel the joy Thanks again :)
Jozie,
Thanks for sharing and for spreading the hope of the program.
I can't wait for my first trip to the woods this year!!!
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Skorpi
If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. - Lao Tzu
Thank you for your inspiring share. I can relate to a lot you shared here, your enthusiasm and love of the program comes through and I don't know if there is a better way to show that it works.x
This weekend I Headed off to My Little Get away in the Woods Along side the River and For what Ever Reason, the Moment I Hit that Drive way, Everything, whether Heavy or Light, Just Slowly Starts to Melt away And When I Say Away, I Mean I Feel Light as a Feather 
