As most of you know, I have spent the last five month unemployed. It was the longest, hardest period of my life. But also opened the doors for me to start doing stuff that I would have never thought I'd do. For instance, I started RUNNING! ME THE FAT KID, who hated exercise and being active because I was always the slowest. With the encouragement of some very good friends (you know who you are if you are reading this) I've done 2 5k's and signed up for two more. In October my best friend and I are going to start training for a 1/2 Marathon in the spring.
Two weeks ago I found a job! It seems as though this job is exactly what I didn't know I needed. I'm working for a medical detox facility here in OKC. It is hard work to be on the "frontlines" and I just want to remind "Addiction is a real thing, y'all". I had an experience yesterday that made me feel like I've finally done some good in the world. Earlier in the week I had encountered a person who was so strung out on "everything but the kitchen sink" he couldn't even form a sentence. Yesterday, I he came by after a few days clean and thanked me for helping him get his life back in line and for being as he called me "the man". I was so overcome with emotion that I went to my office and cried and was full of gratitude for finding sobriety when I found and by the grace of "elaine" been able to maintain it for the last six years.
Love and Light y'all.
You're here for a reason my dear...it's always nice when the Universe shows us what that reason is. MUAH.
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