Family Option

There are days where I know what to write and there are days such as today where I don’t have much of a clue! Last night I had intended to make my way to the Monday evening speaker’s meeting since a dear friend was the feature speaker; however; life being what it is brought a family evening instead. There is a fine line in the balance I am seeking; I realize that I want and need the Gamblers Anonymous Program in my life and without it I don’t have much of a life. I also realize I need to make the most of the moments with my family because I have learned over the past three plus year’s time goes by so quickly and these moments should not be taken for granted. I opted for the “family option” and I do hope my dear friend forgives me for not attending the meeting. I did make my committed one meeting per week on Sunday and I am sure over the ensuing weeks I will make more than one meeting per week.

There is an inner struggle I seemed to have about not being able to attend more than one meeting per week. The GA Program and the people within the program have been wonderful and do continue to save my life each and every day. I do look to people in the program who have a number of years and how they continue to work their recovery one day at a time. The common theme is humility and being able to live life on life’s terms. Life is an amazing journey and being in recovery adds so much more to my life.

This morning was “more of the same” with me making my way to the gym and also my daughter had taken the day off from school. She finally went to the doctor yesterday and was diagnosed with a sinus infection. The doctor prescribed antibiotics and most likely the infection will dissipate within the next 48 hours. We took the precautionary method and had our daughter stay home today. She is such a good child and does want to get better so she can go back to school. I believe she received the rest required and should be back at school tomorrow. This week the school has half days so the teachers can have the parent teacher conferences and next week the school is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our children’s school is on a 10 month program and they do get extended days off such as next week instead of the requisite 2 day Thanksgiving break. This is an advantageous schedule but it does get complicated when both parents work.

The plan is for my wife to have a job and as I mentioned previously we were hoping this would happen sooner as opposed to later. In this economy finding employment for my wife is difficult and hasn’t been exactly easy. I do know everything will work out for the very best and I have confidence something will happen in the next few months so for the time being everything is going well and the children do have someone to watch them during the day.

The “more of the same” at the gym went well and I am in a rhythm with my running. I think I spoke too soon about my earphones because yesterday the right one (the one that always gives me problems) kept falling off during my run. I can’t explain why and I do believe my right ear is smaller than my left ear but things were going so well especially over the weekend when I ran 18 miles. This changed during a 7 mile run but I made it through very well. I do enjoy my workouts and my running. I think I am leaning toward running in the Arizona Rock n’ Roll Marathon come January and if we drive to Phoenix we can save a significant amount of money as opposed to flying. The gas prices continue to drop which has surprised me. What used to cost $60 to fill up my tank now costs $30 and I think the prices will continue to drop. It is amazing because as the economy continues to fall so do the gas prices. I guess the two aren’t mutually exclusive!

The day went well as I made my way into the office and received more tasks. The great part of my job is every day there is something different. It is a change from my “previous life” and I am enjoying my new job and each of my roles. These roles range from advertising, marketing, analysis, investigative, strategy and everything else in between!!! I am learning a great deal and meeting some very good people. I am blessed with this new position and I am blessed with my life in every way possible.