Jump in, the water's fine

"We are sure God would like to see us happy, joyous and free. Hence, we cannot subscribe to the belief that this life necessarily has to be a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it became clear that most of the time we had made our own misery."
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, page 133


todAAy i AAm grAAteful & thAAnkful

that I often don't understand the dynamics of living this life, but it's usually because I don't need to

for a new-found ability to keep my damn mouth shut; I don't know where this has come from, but it really comes in handy!

for AA meetings that focus on acceptance; a subject that I can't get enough of

that I am sober

if I am going to put myself out there, I have to be willing to take whatever criticism comes my way

"Worry doesn't prevent disaster.
It prevents joy."
Denial Is Not a River in Egypt