Thanks Eric B. Im proud of myself too. its only 9 days today, but its 9 days more than i have ever went without dope. its a work in progress. im just waiting for it to start getting easier. one day at a time is all we can hope for. one minute at a time on days the urge to use is unbearable. every day i wake up and choose not to use is a blessing. i have some other demons to battle but ill worry about them when the time comes. I want to find myself a good sponsor to help me with the steps and start to progress in this recovery. even though its only 9 days i dont wanna mess it up and have to start over. i wanna continue on the road to recovery and look back one day and say that i beat the statistics. its not easy. i think quitting smoking is impossible, but if i can do this, then thats my next step to living a better/healthier more enjoyable life.
besides my recovery and my legal issues, i have a lot more on my plate. but thats apart of life i suppose. you have to work on one thing at a time and everything will fall into place. in my experience, when it rains, its pours. being broke is the root of all evil. hell with about 10 grand i could be on cloud 9 right now. worry free and drug free. but hell im lucky to have a job and steady income although im going to be an even poorer man than i have been for the next few months. life is good despite what the man on my right shoulder is telling me. sometimes you have to remind yourself that the other shoulder carries a man with a halo even though its hard to remember sometimes. the bad always outweighs the good. but thats a part of life. gods by my side and apparently has a different plan for me than where my life was headed. im not out of the weeds yet, not even close. but i have faith and thats all i can do is keep my head held high and my arms in the air ready for whatever curve ball is thrown at me next. because bases are loaded and i already have two strikes. so its either a grand slam for the win, or striking out like i have been recently. but i have a feeling my luck is going to start coming around here soon.