Perseverance

todAAy i AAm grAAteful & thAAnkful

for a productive first meeting with a real estate agent at my Mom's home; we can move forward from this point - slowly and with a plan

even though I hve a plan, I have few expectations

that I've been able to dispose of almost all of my Mom's furniture to people who need it (or, in my case, want it) LOL

that I know how to shuffle papers with the best of 'em

that my recovery from alcoholism seems to follow me everywhere I go

that miralces happen as long as I don't give up

that I no longer act on all my initial impulses

that I'm not in New Orleans (Mardi Gras), Rio de Janeiro (Carnaval) or Trinidad (Carnival) this week

for the irony behind a request from New Orleans city leaders that those who move back/return to the city be prepared to roll-up thier sleeves and work and not just watch television; so many have been given so much for so long, they are too much of a drain on the fragile economy -- a lesson for the rest of America (which will go unheeded)

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
-Jose Addison