Welp, despite 'issues' I have had in the past due to my addictions, and some legal 'road blocks', God has 'unblocked' the road for me to be a nursing student starting October 2nd.
This has been a real test in the spiritual realm, of 'things aren't always what they seem', and ANYTHING is possible where God is involved, and at the helm. I have had a few legal scrapes in my time that typically would BAR me from any kind of healthcare role that requires direct patient contact of this intensity, but I told the TRUTH from day 1, stating, "I do have some convictions on my record from the past... call me when the FBI background checks come back". From a human point of view, it did not look good at all, but I have been reminded every day that I am now living in the spiritual realm, where all things are possible, if it is God's Will. Yup, ALL things are possible, if He is ready for me to have it.
There will be a road ahead with the board of nursing, and I will certainly at that time be up against some more of those 'human odds', but this very good school feels that I will probably beat those odds. What they may not understand, is that I have God beating the odds for me today. And that is TOMORROW'S CHALLENGE, not today's. And I have had precious friends in recovery these past few weeks/days, reminding me that "No matter what, it is going to be OK, and if it doesn't happen the way you would like it to, He will direct you to something else VERY good." So I had the Power, from friends like you guys, to hold on to this loosely, have Faith, and stay in each 24 hours.
YUP. That bumper sticker I saw the other day, on my way back from the Cleveland Courthouse, that said, "Don't believe everything you THINK", that was there just for me that day.
So I am very very very amazed, grateful and excited that I get to go do what I have always always always wanted to do, and what my addiciton took away from me for many years. I hope this gave someone some HOPE today, just to stay sober and let things unfold, and it will be OK... that God has cool things planned for every one of us, no matter where we've been!!! All things our possible with our Higher Power!!!!
So, So, So happy you were Accepted into this School. The must be pretty sharp cookies, there, and can spot someone that will make one of the Best Nursing Students.
From a Medical Perspective, we have a Treatable Medical Illness, and you are in Treatment for that illness.
Overcoming some pretty unbelievable odds, I have seen that so many times in the rooms of AA. People await possible Prison Sentences, Violations of many different things that people did when using, and through the Miracle of Alcoholics Anonymous, have watched them come back to the same meetings, with a feeling of true Amazement. Their fears and the real threat of some very heavy Penalties, they were facing.... just evaporated.
We are all walking talking Miracles, that is how I see every Recovering Alcoholic. The defininition of the Word Alcoholism, is that someone can no longer Control their Drinking and we all know the Power of the Disease, robbing us of everything that we had held dear, and then with continued use, will take the last thing we have, our very life.
I was thinking of that term you used, a Spiritual Realm, and thought about it, and yes I agree All Miracles are in that Spiritual Realm.
So as of October 2nd, 2006, I hope that you will be able to Pop in and tell us how you are doing, this is an accelerated course, right. So Please go buy some of that stuff I told you about, ERASE, for those up and coming dark circles, hahaha
I am WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR NEW EXCITED COURSE, THAT YOU WILL SAIL RIGHT THROUGH WITH STRAIGHT "A" s.
Wish so much I could put a little Nursy Cap on her, just visualize one!
