It's my civic duty to impart wisdom on my readers. Today's wisdom comes from a very encouraging source - "Courage to Change". This is apparently the bible to members of Al-Anon ( a group that I should probably join ). For those of you who are members or familiar with this program, please disregard my obvious lack of knowledge.
I have low self-esteem.... I know, I know. It's not easily recognizable from the outside but people that know me are able to testify to that tid-bit. I don't know where it stems from but it is omnipresent. So, my aunt in her infinite wisdom advised me to read this book. I love to read.... ( I read all four Twilight books in approximately 2 1/2 weeks...it's an illness, I think). So, I jumped at the opportunity to wrap my mind around some words on paper.
To my chagrin, this wasn't a cover-to-cover, normal reading experience. This book is written as a daily affirmation - page one is titled January 1. My aunt suggested keeping this bible in the restroom so instead of reading shampoo bottles you get your daily affirmation while evacuating your bowels.
At first, I was skeptical of reading a book that was directed towards people that are relatives or friends of alcoholics. My first reaction is that 'they' are the ones with the problem!! I have never attended a meeting but this book shows me that living with an alcoholic really does change your life and who you become.
I come from a long line of people that abuse substances. In fact, everyone around me did something to self-medicate. Whether it be drinking or illegal drugs - sometimes both!! My father, brothers, uncles, husband.... .the list goes on and on. I even experimented on my own but my drug of choice is FOOD!!
I have found that reading these daily affirmations has opened my eyes to the way I deal. Now it's permanent resting place is on the shelf behind my toilet. It's not glamorous but it is convenient....
I will close this blog with one of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Daily vigilance will turn out to be a small price to pay for my peace of mind."
Keep up the daily vigilance because we all need peace of mind!!
About Me
- Florida Native
- I'm a stay-at-home mother (not by choice) of two unruly little girls. I have been married for 16 years to the same man and we haven't killed each other yet!! My children and I are Floridians by birth and have recently transplanted to Canada... I was coerced into blogging because it was said that things I say can or may be interesting.... we'll see about that. Welcome to my random rants about daily life, bitches and anything else that may keep my sleepless brain up at night - and me along with it. And ..... let's begin!
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