Hi there...its hard for me to understand my computer when it says your name...sounds like Squiterb? Tee hee anyway, just had to reply. I Agree with the name that sounds to me like Muddiesgraham LOL. A lot of times what feels to us as god giving us too much is really problems of our own making. When it comes to other people, I have to use the serenity prayer...God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change......PEOPLE, the courage to change the things I can........ME and my attituesds, and the widsdom to know the idifference....which comes with time and experien ce. Those things that seem so hard to us in the thick of things, turn into sober experience and that sober experience is something I'll be able to help someone through in the future.

Its hard to do when you're in the middle of the ish, but try to remember the future recovering alcoholics/addicts you will be able to help. You kno oops typo you now have some gnarly stuff in your vault of experience that someone will find valuable...you'll be able to say, "when I had sixteen months, I went through this, this is how I stayed sober" and that will help someone.

When I first went blind, it was the worset thing in the world. Believe it or not, I now see the blessings that have come of it, and now I can accept it when people say I'm an inspiration. At first I did not want to hear that. I'd rather see than be an inspiration.....but my primary purpose in sobriety is to help another, so if my adversity and staying sober through it can help, then its all worth it. At least I see it that way when I'm in a good space LOL. Believe me, there are times when I can't see it that way.

Anyway....stay sobber through this and you're a success. See this is as something crappy to grow through and you're a success. Keep doing what you're doing and you're a success. And please keep sharing.

Happy New Year....you probably don't want to hear this, but this too shall pass. Wink.

Hugs,
Rayna