Swiftness of Life

The summer is almost over for the children. We have another set of visitors coming in tomorrow and after they depart my children will have only one more week before school commences. My children’s school is a 10 month program leaving them only 8 weeks off for the summer and yes, this summer has gone quickly. It started with a trip to New Jersey and a return with Grandma and their cousin topped off with a visit from an Aunt, Uncle and two more cousins.

Wow time does fly when you are having fun. I can safely say time moves ahead no matter the circumstances which are why it is best to enjoy each and every day. I had a teacher in high school explain the movement of time by using fractions and it has stuck with me ever since. One year in a one year old life marks 100% of their life where one year in life of a 50 year old marks 1/50th of their life which is a huge difference and which is why time does move by so quickly.

Yes, two weeks have come and gone since I last wrote this blog and interestingly enough there has been some Google searches in the past few days which have landed some people here looking for assistance with compulsive gambling. My only advice to someone seeking help for their addiction or a loved one’s addiction to compulsive gambling is to go to the Gamblers Anonymous website www.gamblersanonymous.org. Hopefully there will be a meeting nearby and hopefully they will attend and take hold of the miracles inside of the program.

Life does move swiftly and lately I have been unable to attend the Sunday evening meeting but thankfully I have been able to attend a few meetings during the week. Last week I attended the Wednesday Topic meeting and the Friday Milestone meeting. Both meetings were very good and the Milestone meeting had two celebrants one with 3 years and the other with 2 years in the program. It is a remarkable program with remarkable results and these 2 celebrants were very well received.

My mom and niece returned back to New Jersey last week and we all had a great time during their visit. We had a great dinner party with four of my “new” friends but really these are all old friends. I am so blessed in every aspect of my life and the sharing the evening with my family and friends was great. The journey of life does have twists and turns along the way but all these “twists” and “turns” have been incredible and have brought these blessings into my life. I am so fortunate to have so many loving, caring and giving people in my life and although we couldn’t invite all these friends the other night I thank each and every one of them for entering my life.

Yesterday I was able to play golf with an “old” friend and we had a great time. This is a friend who has been there “before” and now “after”. We don’t see each other as often as we did in the past but we make each time that we see each other count. We shared a round of golf on a hot day in Southern California but the heat didn’t matter as the conversations flowed steadily throughout the afternoon. There is an “issue” that needs to be resolved and we both took a very big step in tackling this issue and I do know everything will work out for the very best because it always does.

Work is moving along very well and I am taking my first business trip in a very long time. We are headed to yes, Las Vegas which isn’t the ideal place for a compulsive gambler but gambling is not exactly on my mind. I wasn’t the casino gamer but I did gamble in casinos periodically. I have zero desire and I am looking forward to the “business” aspect of the trip. I am travelling with my two bosses who are great and they know my background intimately. If there was any doubt I wouldn’t have been invited and I look forward to hanging out with them for a few days. Wow, what a difference a few years makes and yes, my life is incredible!!!