Monday
October 6, 2014
Life on Life's Terms
I believe
Julie stayed clean and
sober for the next month, completing treatment.
Nobody seemed more surprised than Julie.
"Do you believe
I'm still clean?" she asked after her last group session. "Can you believe I haven't smoked in
almost two months?"
"I'm happy for
you," I said. "I'm happy for
the twins too."
"Did Krista tell
you I haven't missed a doctor's appointment since I got pregnant? Did she?
I can't believe it. I have been
on time at each and every one of my prenatal appointments. Can you believe it?"
"You've made me a
believer."
"I finally
believe, with a lot of help, I can do whatever I need to do for the babies and
me." She started to tear up, and
then she cried, until finally she broke into sobs. "Everybody but Darren told me I was
stupid, or silly, or just crazy. I never
believed him because everyone else disagreed with him. Now I know he's right, I can do so much more
than I thought I could."
"What made you
believe in yourself?" I asked.
"I went a whole day
without smoking. Not smoking made me believe. A little belief made me think I
could do more."
Today I will remember action can spark
belief, belief can ignite action.
Life on Life's Terms © 2014 by Ken Montrose
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RPG
Needy
"The Boss is on
line one," Cindy Rella announced.
Rella wasn't her real last name.
She hadn't poured coffee on me when I gave her that nickname, so I
continued to use it.
"Hi Boss," I
said, "Did you change your mind about sending me to that conference in
Boca Raton?" The conference was
being held at a luxury beach resort.
Sleet pouring from a bitter gray Pittsburgh sky was stinging my window. Going to sunny Boca Raton would have appealed
to me if the conference was a demonstration of do-it-yourself tooth extraction.
The Boss laughed for almost
a minute, "No. I need you to run a
relapse group for people who've been to rehab more than twice. I really, really don't need you to spend
$3,000 of company money to attend a conference on addiction and handedness."
"OK, but when we
get a rush of addicted lefties, don't come running to me," I said. Deep down I was glad for the chance to help
people struggling to find recovery.
Today I will be grateful for any chance to
help people.
RPG: Relapse Prevention Group © 2014 by Ken Montrose
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