Thoughts on a Monday Evening
Its January15th(2007) and the fourth anniversary of my sobriety. My goodnesss - how my world has changed in those four years.
I am writing from a men's resort in Ft. Lauderdale, where I am spending a week's paid vacation! Imagine that..this ol' drunk on a paid vacation!! Life is good today.
Actually, I could not have begun to imagine, four years ago, how good life could be for me. It seems to me that I thought of myself as an alcoholic of the hopeless variety; the type that would never be able to sustain sobriety and like it. Much to my "surprise", not only have I been able to maintain sobriety for these four years but I have come to love life, as well.
In spirit, today, I am richer than Crosseus. In terms of living life to its fullest measure, I only thought I was doing that - until now. My heart is filled with gratitude as I continue to walk this journey in recovery. I am grateful beyond measure - for my life and those who share in it with me. I am grateful for those who cared enough to set me in the right direction and gave me a "map" and a set of "tools" to work with and who guided me along until I could begin to guide others.
I may start coming here a bit more during the coming year and continue an old dream of simply writing.
Love and Peace from Key West (where my heart is)..and from Chris.
I am writing from a men's resort in Ft. Lauderdale, where I am spending a week's paid vacation! Imagine that..this ol' drunk on a paid vacation!! Life is good today.
Actually, I could not have begun to imagine, four years ago, how good life could be for me. It seems to me that I thought of myself as an alcoholic of the hopeless variety; the type that would never be able to sustain sobriety and like it. Much to my "surprise", not only have I been able to maintain sobriety for these four years but I have come to love life, as well.
In spirit, today, I am richer than Crosseus. In terms of living life to its fullest measure, I only thought I was doing that - until now. My heart is filled with gratitude as I continue to walk this journey in recovery. I am grateful beyond measure - for my life and those who share in it with me. I am grateful for those who cared enough to set me in the right direction and gave me a "map" and a set of "tools" to work with and who guided me along until I could begin to guide others.
I may start coming here a bit more during the coming year and continue an old dream of simply writing.
Love and Peace from Key West (where my heart is)..and from Chris.
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