I recently spent 3 weeks with my elderly parents. Need I say more?! My Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a year ago. It's been really difficult to watch the deterioration of a once vital,active woman to someone I don't know. I feel like I'm losing her.
Luckily there is a 7am meeting about 5 minutes away from their home in Tarpon Springs Fl. every day and I know everyone there since I've been going to it for several years every time I visit. I even have a Fl. sponsor.
Living in Ohio I find it easier to make extended visits as opposed to several shorter ones throughout the year.
This time I actually went down with the attitude of Let Go Let God for the first time and carried it through the whole visit.
You'd think after 19 years of sobriety this would come a little easier but alas some are thicker than others!
I will say this, Acceptance is truly the answer to ALL my problems and makes my life a lot easier when I can apply the principle. Of course starting my day with a meeting helped immensely.
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Alas acceptance is one of those tools easy to tell someone else to use, but ooh so hard to employ yourself, especially when the times get rough. The good news is that when one finally hurts enough to make that leap of faith. it works.
thanks verge! i love you too!
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