Whirlwind of a Day

My wife asked me if I were going to my meeting last night and although I do my best to regularly attend the Sunday Gamblers Anonymous meeting I told her I was not going. I was not going because tonight would be the Monday Speaker’s Gamblers Anonymous meeting and since it is the 4th Monday of the month it is my turn to Secretary. When I committed to the 6th month term back in December I had forgotten about my children’s softball and baseball activities so I am very thankful to only have 2 meetings per month where I am the Secretary; really anything more would offset that balance I am attempting to reach. Yes, since I was the Secretary tonight I stayed home with my family last night as we watch the Academy Awards.

I was interested in the first 30 minutes but ended on the telephone most of the evening. I continued to be blessed with wonderful friends and I was on the phone with these wonderful friends last night. It is fairly amazing to me that each of these friends was more than a stranger four years ago and two of these friends were strangers less than 2 years ago. Life is magical and I am so grateful for every moment in my life.

Last night I went from conversation to conversation and each was different in every way but all were very good. I spoke with my sponsor and we are back to our weekly conversations. I had hoped to see my sponsor next weekend when I am in Colorado visiting my sister for her 40th birthday but we couldn’t coordinate a convenient time since I am only there for 48 hours. It would have been great to see my sponsor but I am seeing another dear friend who has a very close association with my sponsor. I am looking forward to seeing this dear friend and these connections I continue to make in recovery are extraordinary.

Another conversation I had was with a very dear friend and life is certainly smiling on this friend. Interesting enough I had an earlier conversation with another dear friend where life isn’t being exactly very kind. I spoke with this friend for over an hour and all I could do was to listen. I didn’t have any pearls of wisdom or much of anything to offer other than my ears. I do always hope for the best in my life and in the lives of my dear friends. I know I cannot control anyone other than myself but it is sometimes difficult hearing the tragic stories of my dear friend. I know things will get better but for now all I could do is listen and hope I did some good.

I was very happy to see that the only movie I had seen won the Academy Award for Best Picture; “Slumdog Millionaire.” This was a very good movie and seeing all the characters on stage was very heartwarming but other than that moment I found the production very long. It was somewhat entertaining however I think the entire show can be accomplished in 15 minutes. I am sure the production company nor the networks want a show that only lasts 15 minutes but who knows now that the world is cutting back maybe the long drawn out shows won’t be so long and drawn out.

This morning was the beginning of the work week and just like my previous position with my company I never know what the day will bring. Today I had no idea what would happen and once again I was not disappointed. Before my actual workday commenced I was at the gym very early this morning getting in a workout. I was gearing for a marathon at the end of April but this marathon is actually on a Saturday and having received both my son’s and daughter’s schedules there is a conflict. Both my son and daughter have games. My daughter’s game is well into the afternoon so that isn’t a conflict but my son’s game is in the morning. I would love to have my family at the finish line but I don’t want my son to miss his game. He has missed games in the past and I am leaning to being a bit selfish by competing in the marathon while he misses his game. I have two months to figure it out and for now I will continue training for that particular marathon.

After the very good workout I was headed into work and I swear these days are on warp speed. Yes, I had no idea what the day would bring and yes, I was not disappointed. I have a very “interesting” position and having such a good working relationship with my bosses certainly helps as well. The day passes by and I do wonder if I accomplish those three goals I set for myself in the morning. Sometimes (such as today) those three goals grow into more and thankfully when the dust settles at the end of the day I have something accomplished.

The dust did settle very quickly because today was my wife’s first day in her new job. This meant it was my turn to take my daughter to her softball practice after school. I was able to get out of the office in time to take my daughter to her practice but I forgot to plan properly. Her softball equipment was in my wife’s car so we had to make a detour to my wife’s new office to pick up the equipment. Thankfully it wasn’t too far out of the way and my daughter was only a few minutes late for her practice. I’m not sure where the time went when I left the office to the time I got home from the Monday Gamblers Anonymous Speaker’s meeting, this had to be the fastest 4 hour block in history!!