Day 8: Today I am thankful for--
Vickie and all,
Today I am also thankful for life. I have been close to death 3 times in my life. The first was when I was 15 and had a brain infection. First they told my parents to make funeral plans. Then they said I would live, but be a vegetable and to put me in an institution. My parents said NO. A month later I awoke from the comma. Had to relearn many things. They said I would never be able to go back to school. Now I have 2 college degrees. Every day is truly a gift. Sometimes I forget that. Mag
Today I am also thankful for life. I have been close to death 3 times in my life. The first was when I was 15 and had a brain infection. First they told my parents to make funeral plans. Then they said I would live, but be a vegetable and to put me in an institution. My parents said NO. A month later I awoke from the comma. Had to relearn many things. They said I would never be able to go back to school. Now I have 2 college degrees. Every day is truly a gift. Sometimes I forget that. Mag
Today I am thankful for all the things that I so often take for granted, like having a job (which I can complain about, except that there are many who would be thrilled to have it, so that shuts my mouth), then there is the ability to see, hear, speak, taste and smell, to have god-given instincts that so often, if I but listen to them, would save me from much of the grief I've brought into being in my own life. . . I am thankful for the gift of sobriety which has given me a 2nd chance at not taking the simplest things for granted and gave the ability to trust those instincts as being the god voice within and making better choices and living a happier and more contented, useful life.
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Today I am thankful for my smaller, healthier body and everything it is capable of doing. Just being able to move again, dance, walk, jog, did I say move seems like a miracle every day. I can participate in life now instead of watching from the sidelines.
Jan
Jan
Bay to Breakers 12K May 15, 2011 (1:54:40) First 5K 5/23/11 (41:22)
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
Today I am thankful for ativan @ .5 mg.
I had one hell of a day teaching - sensory overload, too much to take care of after I finished teaching, just too much of everything. I felt like my head was going to explode!
I came home and tried to meditate, couldn't, took ativan and am now calming down. I prefer to meditate when I am experiencing anxiety; however, it wasn't possible today, so I gave in.
Thank God for good drugs!
I had one hell of a day teaching - sensory overload, too much to take care of after I finished teaching, just too much of everything. I felt like my head was going to explode!
I came home and tried to meditate, couldn't, took ativan and am now calming down. I prefer to meditate when I am experiencing anxiety; however, it wasn't possible today, so I gave in.
Thank God for good drugs!
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