G'day to all my "Janober" classmates! Seems like each thread has a nickname, so I came up with one for us, let's hear some more please.... It's Canada Day here, so the end of my 4 day weekend, my first July long weekend sober and hangover free!!
Was sitting reading through threads and posts this morning and wondering why there appears to be such a struggle with a lot of members.... it got me to thinking in rhyme....I posted it on the limerick thread, but also wanted to share it with my classmates....
It seems we always struggle
As we go on through our day
Why doesn’t it come easy
Is there no normal way
For us who battle demons
We didn’t ask for them I know
They just seemed to move on in
Over time and oh so slow
But soon they had us in their grip
There was nothing we could do
We lived our lives in a daze
No way to think it through
Somehow we had to give it up
Or no reason left to live
What more of us could he ask
We had no more left to give
Then one day we faced the fact
We could not go on this way
We had to quit killing ourselves
Just do it day by day
We wake each morning and have hope
Another day we’ll get through
By beating down our demons
Not an easy thing to do
We fight the battle for ourselves
And for those that we love
Learn to live a new way of life
And thank the Lord above
For giving us the courage
To keep up our lifelong fight
Take each day as it comes
And get easier, it just might
In one week I’ll have 6 months
A strong battle I have fought
To keep myself clean and sober
I use the tools that I’ve been taught
This is my way of saying thanks
To family and to friends
For helping me along the way
And I pray it never ends!
So my fellow classmates, let's make a promise to each other to never give up the fight, never stop helping and supporting each other, never judge or condemn when one of us slips up, but most of all, be here for each other through thick and thin! As Kris always says, together we are strong, and we can get through this together!