aztchr

Today is my niece's 4th birthday. She is such a gift to me!!
We are going to see my sister and celebrate with her. It's a blessing for today she'll be clean and able to enjoy being with family.

The visiting times conflict with my Nar-anon meeting, so I'd like to share this reading from Courage to Change:

"Let me make this day a celebration of the spirit. There is a part of me that retains a childlike sense of curiosity, wonder, enthusiasm, and delight. I may have lost touch with it, but I know it exists. I will set my problems to the side for a little while and appreciate what it means to be vitally alive."

When we look for the joy in life, it's there with open arms.

greeteachday

What a perfect reading for your day!
I hope you have a good visit and that your niece has a super 4th birthday!

aztchr

Well I'm full of birthday sugar and had a great day with my family.
The visit went well and I could feel the hope and joy in the room with other families visiting their loved ones, too.

The best thing I could do was let my sister find her way to her own recovery.

sleepygoat

Glad you are able to do this. Setting aside the difficulties and celebrating life - sounds like science fiction to me right now, but I know I used to be able to - so proably I will again. Thanks' for the inspiration.