24 September 2009

24

I am marking 24 years of sobriety, the last time I had a drink was 9-23-85. In those twenty four years I have learned a thing or two about a thing or two and I will share 24 of them in case they might help someone else. These are not original at least not all of them, but to me they've been true.

1 - The universe gives you what you need to learn, which ain't necessarily what you want or deserve.

2 - The universe will repeat these things you need to learn until learn them.

3 - Once you get past fear as a motivator, you can allow yourself to be kind. Instinctively, naturally kind.

4 - Fearful people can be assholes, but mainly they're just scared.

5 - Assholes don't always have enough sense to be afraid.

6 - The need for resolution is an addiction.

7 - The need for understanding, yep, also an addiction.

8 - Somedays one day at a time is too damn far ahead to plan, somedays I managed it 5 minutes at a time.

9 - Farts smell because they're passing through shit on their way out. Hey, I didn't say it was all gonna be worthwhile things to know.

10 - Anger might not be healthy, but it was the only thing that got my ass out of bed for a lot of years.

11 - Sarongs, sports bras and tattoos is a scary, scary look for me.

12 - Turn into the source of the pain. Turning away, you take your eyes off it and start to fear 'it' which is more frightening than facing it and staring it down.

13 - Cat hurl remediation - step 1 - pick it up, step 2 - soak up the remaining liquid with paper towels - step 3 - sprinkle baking soda on the spot - step 4 - scrub with a brush and let sit - step 5 - vacuum it up.

14 - Bracing your abdomen during exertion will protect your low back. This is not sucking in your stomach, brace like you're going to be punched.

15 - Meditate to quiet your mind.

16 - And meditate to quiet the voices in your head. You know, the negative ones. The ones you hear when the fear takes over, or the self loathing takes over.

17 - Self loathing is self absorbed, knock it the fuck off.

18 - Don't pass up an opportunity to have an inside joke with yourself.

19 - Examine and test your instincts well enough to trust them.

20 - Don't give your cats canned people tuna - it's really not good for them.

21 - Keeping your toilet seats up gives your cats the opportunity to fall in the toilet, and put cats toys in your toilet. It also messes up the feng shui in your house.

22 - Being on either end of a headbutt hurts like a bitch.

23 - Heartbreak sucks but if you handle it right, it creates more room in your heart.

24 - If you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you ever going to love anyone else?


Some practical (more than not) some useless.

1 comment:

Evelyn said...

6,7 and 17...