Taken
Today I am grateful for the beautiful waning crescent moon this morning and for the simple pleasure of putting puzzle pieces together to create a picture.
"T" is for Taken. The many taken by alcohol and addiction. People with names like Steve, Sean, Bob, Cathy, Amy, Al, Terry, Bailey, Chris . . . People with family and friends left shattered and futures cut short. Some I have known personally. Others I did not, but I know what took them.
I could have been taken out many times. I could have taken out someone else with my dangerous choices and risky behavior. My slow suicide could have reached completion.
"But for the grace of God, there go I." Given a chance at recovery, I get the gift of today. I strive to not take either for granted, to walk the walk that buffers me from the throes of addiction.
That's it. A short post in remembrance of those taken. Long on reminders to do recovery work.
"T" is for Taken. The many taken by alcohol and addiction. People with names like Steve, Sean, Bob, Cathy, Amy, Al, Terry, Bailey, Chris . . . People with family and friends left shattered and futures cut short. Some I have known personally. Others I did not, but I know what took them.
I could have been taken out many times. I could have taken out someone else with my dangerous choices and risky behavior. My slow suicide could have reached completion.
"But for the grace of God, there go I." Given a chance at recovery, I get the gift of today. I strive to not take either for granted, to walk the walk that buffers me from the throes of addiction.
That's it. A short post in remembrance of those taken. Long on reminders to do recovery work.
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