Happy Birthday To Me! (This Message Has Been Brought To You By Tequila.)
It's officially my birthday now. I'm 32 today. It's hard not to feel that I've advanced myself not at all since this time last year, but of course that isn't exactly true.
I've been in therapy and attending my Al-Anon Family Group meetings for a little over a year now. I'm able to drive myself longer distances without freaking out too much. I'm actively looking for work. I joined a gym last month where I now work out two or three times a week. I'm just about committed to going back to school to earn a master's degree in education. And, mirabile dictu (marvelous to tell), I got a call the other day that I'm up for nomination to my temple's board for the next fiscal year. These things, I tell myself, are definitely to the good.
After all, that's what I've always somehow managed to do--drag myself up slowly, a little bit at a time, each moment in a panic and sure it'll all come crashing down at any second. But guess what, I'm still here. And, God willing, it'll be another good year. So raise your glasses and shake your asses, and remember: we're always going forward 'cause we can't find reverse. L'chaim (to life)!
I've been in therapy and attending my Al-Anon Family Group meetings for a little over a year now. I'm able to drive myself longer distances without freaking out too much. I'm actively looking for work. I joined a gym last month where I now work out two or three times a week. I'm just about committed to going back to school to earn a master's degree in education. And, mirabile dictu (marvelous to tell), I got a call the other day that I'm up for nomination to my temple's board for the next fiscal year. These things, I tell myself, are definitely to the good.
After all, that's what I've always somehow managed to do--drag myself up slowly, a little bit at a time, each moment in a panic and sure it'll all come crashing down at any second. But guess what, I'm still here. And, God willing, it'll be another good year. So raise your glasses and shake your asses, and remember: we're always going forward 'cause we can't find reverse. L'chaim (to life)!