Quote for Today

taken from A Day At A Time.. April 1 (fools day.. be careful) Reflection for the Day "If we don't want to slip, we'll avoid slipper places. For the alcoholic, that means avoiding old drinking haunts; for the overeater, that means by-passing a once-favorite pastry shop; for the gambler, that means shunning poker parties and race tracks. For me, certain emotional situations can also be slippery places; so can indulgence of old ideas such as a well-nourished resentment that is allowed to build to explosive proportions. DO I CARRY THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PROGRAM WITH ME WHEREEVER I GO?" Today I Pray "May I learn not to test myself too harshly by "asking for it," by stopping in at the bar or the bakery or the track. Such "testing" can be dangerous, especially if I am egged on, not only be a thirst or an appetite or a craving for the old addiction, buy by others still caught in it whose moral responsibility has been reduced to zero. Today I Will Remember Avoid slippery places. Good morning peeps.. so does this mean I can skip work today along with the bars..

Ya know I think that the best advice someone gave me years ago. Stay away from the situation and it won't happen. If ya stay out of Bars ya won't wind up drunk with a bar girl on your arm. If ya don't hang around with drug user's ya won't use drugs etc etc. I think in life people need to make the "right" decision at the most basic level. I have tried to explain to my kids sometimes that DUI began with the thought "maybe I'll go out with my buds for a drink". If you would have handled that first basic decision better you wouldn't have been making the "big" decision later. Does that make any sense? I also recently told my oldest son that us old ****s seem like we have our **** together because we made all of our stupid mistakes and have actually learned from them. I told him he has a right to do stupid **** but along with the "right" is the "responsiblity" to learn. Love ya Rhonda Baby! Great posts! Sparky