Softball Controversy Averted

It was brought to my attention earlier today that when I started this blog over 4 years ago my posts were short but I did post daily. Then as I progressed my posts became longer and now I am posting on a weekly basis. The most important part of this conversation was the fact that this blog is all part of my recovery and I must not lose focus. I have become very busy with life over the past few months and this is a very good thing and I thought only posting once a week would be beneficial but after thinking about it this is part of my recovery and I must do a better job of "finding" the time to work an integral part of my recovery.

I am not sure what this has to do with recovery but I do know recovery allows me to have an incredible life!! Over the weekend which was once again filled with softball and baseball games and even a few Gamblers Anonymous meetings. Saturday morning brought me to the Saturday morning GA meeting to help celebrate two very special birthdays. My very dear friend was celebrating 5 years in the program along with another friend who was celebrating 3 years. I had the honor and privilige to Chair the meeting and the meeting went exceptionally well. We do have a tendency in our little group to have "marathon" type meetings but not Saturday as I employed my Monday Speaker's meeting philosophy as the meeting ended in one hour. This seemed to work well and hopefully I didn't offend anyone. I do believe having structure assists the meetings and also assists recovery. I was very happy I attended the meeting and very happy to consider the incredible people celebrating my dear friends.

After the meeting I found myself at my son's baseball game and his team did very well. My son's confidence continues to grow and grow and striking out seems to be in the past. He is now regularly hitting off the pitcher and not waiting for the four balls so he can hit off the coach. He did go only 1 for 3 dropping his batting average below .500 for the first time in a few games. I was shocked to see that my son was the third leading hitter on his team but more importantly he is enjoying himself.

As my son's game ended we made our made to my daughter's game. This was a do or die game for my daughter's team as they faced elimination from the season ending tournament. The game didn't start out so well but my daughter did save her very best for last. She hit a triple in her first at bat driving in one run and that was the only run for the first two innings as her team fell behind 9-1. My daughter entered the game as the pitcher at this point and had the team's first "one two three" inning all season. She was beaming from ear to ear as her team made the plays they didn't seem to make all year. She bounced off the field and into the dugout with such enthusiasm it is ashamed her team ended up on the losing side of the ledger. With that her season ended and I really just wanted her to have one more game because it seemed everything had come together; oh well there will be more games in the near future.

On Sunday morning the tryouts for the All Star game ensued and even though my daughter would miss half of the All Star season she still tried out for the team. It would have been a bit interesting to see if she would have made the team if she wasn't going to miss so many games and practices. She did tryout very well but later on we did learn that she wasn't even considered because of the time she would miss. There seemed to be a very big controversy surrounding the selection process and I believe it was very fortunate my daughter wasn't being considered; had she been considered I do wonder what would have happened because as her coach told me she is a phenomenal player with a huge heart. My daughter was a bit disappointed she didn't make the team but was consoled when I told her what her coach had to say.

Life is moving so quickly and these days are like rapid fire but I am enjoying every moment. Work is going so well and I get to incorporate my recovery principles on a daily basis and I also get to be counselor for the next two weeks. This is wonderful and so rewarding; I am invigorated with these sessions but I must say I am blessed to have a "client" who really understands the basis of recovering from a compulsive gambling addiction. Our hour whizzes by and lately I am running over which is very positive. Life moves in mysterious ways and I love those mysteries of life especially through recovery.