What a day it was. Went to see my probation officer. Told her everything I have been doing with my life and the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. She told me that I made her day and that she was so happy to hear the good news. The weird thing is she actually meant it. Go figure?
I remember going to see her three years ago. Didn't know where else to turn. I'd relapsed after 7 months and I was suicidal. Had track marks all up both arms. Told her I was trying to kill myself and asked to be thrown in jail. That didn't happen but she did put me in the hospital. Took two months to get rid of those thoughts and be able to walk out the doors.
Anyways, she has seen me through a lot.
I took the train to Chicago afterwards. Had to wait two hours for it but that was okay because I brought my 4th step with me and it's pretty much done! Got a nice sunburn too. I went to Chicago to see about a financial hold on my lawsuit. Turns out that the company that sued me never 'revived' the financial responsibility with the Secretary of State. I now owe $2k instead of $6k. Wow was that good news. I sent the certified paper they gave me off to the state and I await their response!
Life is good today! Things are going my way and that's a scary thing!
I'm so glad that your life is so different now and that you had a really great day yesterday. That made me smile. I always love to hear when folk are happy. And, you must have been really pleased with the financial news. too.
Hey, well done on almost finishing your 4th step. You'll feel really good when that and your 5th step are done. I felt a million dollars and couldn't quite believe that I had done 'the big one'.
Take care and have a great weekend,
Carol
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
I agree with you Phil. As a whole this board is awesome. Everybody contributes and makes this board what it is..........Great! You guys and gals are my sober (internet) family and I love you all!
thank you Justin, for sharing that bit of what it was like and what it's like now. That is sooo awesome. I really really needed to read that tonight. I think back of places I took myself to in my addiction and just want to cry for what I did to this poor girl in pursuit of numbness and even death.
And doesn't GOD work in cool ways... ways we would never ever think of, even in finances? We crunch the numbers over and over and think,
"THIS IS THE WAY IT IS... AND THE MATH WON'T CHANGE"...
But, seriously, I owe so much gratitude to this board and to the folk here. It's just one great place to be.
