Being Present in Death When I was 21 my Great-Grandmother passed away. We all new it was coming. My mother and younger brother moved in with her to help her die in peace at home. They had a very long commute everyday to and from her house so moving in with her seemed like the best option. They were there with her almost round the clock to make sure that she was comfortable and was being taken...
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Getting Too Comfortable. I know that on our coins there are three sides to the triangle: Unity, Service and Recovery. I have been told that Unity is being involved in the program by going to meetings and staying connected with a community of similar minded people with common experiences. Service is about helping others, whether it is in the rooms of a meeting or in your community around you....
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Sometimes I Stay Away out of Fear. I ran into an old friend today. I have nothing but fond memories with him. We watched our kids grow up and play soccer together for a few years. We shared road trips all over the state and some of the neighboring ones for games and tournaments. The time of my life that I was involved with this group of people was a time in my life when I was struggling pretty...
Read MoreMissing out on having more fun with my friends and enjoying the water for the whole summer until we finally got rid of the pool. Now some may say why didn’t you just clean it out? Looking back, I am not sure why we never did that.
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Thinking about my life is a public place seems to quell some of the desire to pull my hair out because people will see. Strange how being in the vicinity of other people keeps my inner monologue inline somewhat. Probably not a bad place to go and think when I feel like I’m going out of my mind.
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