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Pink Clouds are just the beginning!

January 8, 2021/in Newsletter/by webdeb59

I remember those first days of abstinence! I was bubbling with excitement, it seemed like everyday I had new awarenesses and ah-ha moments. I was working the steps and living on my pink cloud. Then one day, a storm cloud came in, started raining in my world. Fear, loneliness, grief, stress; try as I might, […]

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‘Twas the Hour Before Dinner

January 8, 2021/in Newsletter/by OA HMI

‘Twas the hour before dinner, when all through the house The smells and aromas were kicking my arse; The napkins were folded on the table with care, In hopes that the plates soon would be there; It started this morning, when I rose out of bed, And the visions of food danced through my […]

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Pink Clouds are just the beginning!

January 8, 2021/in Newsletter/by webdeb59

‘Twas the Hour Before Dinner

January 8, 2021/in Newsletter/by OA HMI

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Pink Clouds are just the beginning!

January 8, 2021/in Newsletter/by webdeb59

I remember those first days of abstinence! I was bubbling with excitement, it seemed like everyday I had new awarenesses and ah-ha moments. I was working the steps and living on my pink cloud.

Then one day, a storm cloud came in, started raining in my world. Fear, loneliness, grief, stress; try as I might, life got the best of me and I lost a grip on that pink cloud. Thankfully, I had been directed to use my recovery tools daily. Soon, I was merely hanging on to yesterday’s recovery with the help of my safety harness, looking for a way to get back on the cloud again.

But have you ever watched the sunset, when the sky is a myriad of colors? Each day there is a brand new sunrise and sunset, with their own multi colored clouds.

Yesterdays clouds are gone. No matter how hard I try, i’ll never find THAT pink cloud again. And it seems to me that if I am striving to get back on yesterdays clouds, I am missing the beautiful hues of today.

Our lives are a collage of every sunrise and sunset that we have seen. Each day something new, painted specifically by our HP! We are blessed to have a fresh day to carry on – to try our best to do our HP’s will for us this day. To create a new experience in my recovery, I must focus on today!

As 2020, comes to an end, and new adventures will begin, I can accept that if my focus is in the here and now, doing the next right thing, my recovery will be new and ever growing. It can be just as fresh as those first days. For we each are given just one day at a time!

Beth M.

‘Twas the Hour Before Dinner

January 8, 2021/in Newsletter/by OA HMI

‘Twas the hour before dinner, when all through the house

The smells and aromas were kicking my arse;

The napkins were folded on the table with care,

In hopes that the plates soon would be there;

It started this morning, when I rose out of bed,

And the visions of food danced through my head

I awoke from a haze, to a light shoulder tap,

And I thought to stay abstinent today, I’ll for sure need a nap,

When out in the kitchen there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the couch to see what was the matter.

Away to the stove, I flew like a flash,

And saw my whole family just “adding a dash”.

Of whatever they could find to the dishes below,

As I felt that a craving might have started to grow,

When what to my wondering ears did I hear,

But a sound that instantly gave me some cheer,

With a spirit so gleeful, I recognized it so quick,

It was none other than my OA fellow named Rick.

More rapid than ever, my sanity came,

And we talked of the steps, each one by their name:

“Now, Step 1! now, Step 2! now Steps 3 and 4!

On, 5 on, 6 on, 7 and more!

To the bottom of my heart, I needed that call!

I remember I can’t, but HP can do it all!”

Then dinner just seemed to go by in a wink

And before I knew it, the plates were all in the sink

But I smiled at the best part, as I turned out the light—

It was an abstinent day and now comes a good night!”

Adapted by Victoria W.

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