Something New

“What’s your other Katie memories?” Dr. Deb asked.

I said, “Guys in my first AA home-group had been into cocaine as well as alcohol. They were always looking for adrenalin rushes to replace the coke rush.  Katie got talked into going whitewater rafting with them."

“And Katie loved it?” Dr. Deb asked.

I laughed. “No, Katie hated it. These guys took her down some rain-swollen, boulder-strewn, boat-eating, killer of a river.  She banged up her arm and a leg, thought she was going to drown. Stayed mad at them for a month.”

“That’s your fond memory? Your friend almost drowning?”

“It’s a fond memory because she forgave them.  They took her skydiving and she loved it.  She taught me a valuable lesson. If you give up something that’s been a big part of your life – good or bad – you may have to do some searching to find something new.   I thought Katie was close to relapse before she took that first jump from an airplane. If you don’t find something new, you’re likely to fall back into old habits.”

Today I will try something new.

 Dogged Determination ©2018 by Ken Montrose

Dogged Determination is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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