tonight is the biggest drinking holiday of the year. as this night is about to unfold, i am taking stock of the year behind and the looking at the year to come. i have always imagined the year starting much like this picture. like you are stepping from one year to the next, with a gap in between. the years do not blend seemlessly for me. rather they contain the possibility of falling into the gap. i suppose this is a natural vision of New Year's Eve for an alcoholic. however, now i can look into the gap and know that God will be there with a life preserver should i misstep. this is often the analogy i have used with my teenage children. as they step into the adult world and try to take the other foot off of their childhood. i caution them about the gaps below. i also tell them that they will be okay even if they fall in since i will be there. most importantly, they know that God will be there for them. therefore, this year i am going to follow the advice that i profusely profess to my own children. i will watch out for the gaps, but should i fall in, i will reach up for God's hand.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Stepping Stones
tonight is the biggest drinking holiday of the year. as this night is about to unfold, i am taking stock of the year behind and the looking at the year to come. i have always imagined the year starting much like this picture. like you are stepping from one year to the next, with a gap in between. the years do not blend seemlessly for me. rather they contain the possibility of falling into the gap. i suppose this is a natural vision of New Year's Eve for an alcoholic. however, now i can look into the gap and know that God will be there with a life preserver should i misstep. this is often the analogy i have used with my teenage children. as they step into the adult world and try to take the other foot off of their childhood. i caution them about the gaps below. i also tell them that they will be okay even if they fall in since i will be there. most importantly, they know that God will be there for them. therefore, this year i am going to follow the advice that i profusely profess to my own children. i will watch out for the gaps, but should i fall in, i will reach up for God's hand.
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I knew this was going to be a great 2008 when the wife and I went out to eat last New Years and I was ordering cranberry orange juice. I also ordered oysters 1/2 shell and no joke found a small pearl! Thanks for the cracks message. Your cousin needs to hear that too!
Fish
Hi cuz. I commented on my friend bananna girl's blog about yours. She put a link on hers for yours. She is a member of my home group and always has great things to make me think and heal. If I was a woman she would deffinately be my sponsor! Anyway she is well connected in the sobriety blogosphere....so now watch the drunks come post on your site. Great people except for some lost soul named Mikey. You have your security up so you can just delete his neg junk. Hope you read great stuff to help. I know I have. Happy New Year to the D family!
Love Cousin Fishstyx
Hey there RipGurl, I am so happy that you have found the sober blogs and if it's okay I'll add you to my blogroll. You're off to a great start and here's to a wonderful and sober New Year!!!
Just know you never have to take a drink again and it just keeps gettng better and better if you work the steps!!!
Hugs,
G
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