Picture Frames
My very first frame - it's a mess but the picture is of Chloe's first day of life and my son's reaction to her arrival. Ok kitchen is done - on my way to the bedrooom - a somewhat bigger project. Did anyone see the Oprah Show - when she was helping a lady clean out her home? There were tons and tons (literally) of things that they threw away, sold, recycled, etc. Stuff this woman hadn't seen in years because it was buried under the new stuff she bought to replace the old stuff she couldn't find - it was scary. I'm not that bad and I don't want to be, so time to get going with the bedroom and not just thinking about it. That reminds me (I’m not sure why but it does) when I first got sober, I circled an AA meeting seemingly forever to get brave enough to go through those doors. I thought about it a lot - while getting drunk nightly. Clearly just thinking about it did nothing for my sobriety. When I decided I could no longer beat myself up nightly with alcohol - it became very frightening to give up that comfort, but I did it anyway. It was the most amazing, warm, comfortable place - and it gave me a second chance in life. We need to do the things that scare us in life – who knows what’s on the other side. AA has taught me a lot about this life - and what I now know is that I really don't know anything about life and I don't have to. Love is what makes this world go around - really - money helps but love/energy is what sparks us and makes life worthwhile - and the love of my higher power makes my world go around. At first there was no love loss between God and myself - how that has changed. It was quite surprising that God is a gentle, all knowing soul with an odd sense of humor at times - but always, always there to help. He/she just needs to know what we have in mind, I think - and to me prayer is how I let him/her know. Then I get to turn it over and let things be (hopefully:). Ok - I'm going upstairs to start cleaning my bedroom :( - it feels so good after the fact and I always find really interesting things I had lost track of - which makes projects go slowly - but I have more fun. Take care you guys and thank you for being here - another frame here - the second one I made - it is anything but perfect but it has Chloe in it:)
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