Living Amends in the Happiest Place on Earth
Daily Gratitude List - May 15th, 2023
I am so grateful to be sober today. I’m grateful for warm weather and sunny days. I’m grateful for Timmy, who is always there and knows exactly how to calm me down. I’m grateful for time with my family, a home to miss, remote meetings, coffee and for the little things that make me smile and for time off from work this week.
Good morning my friends!
As always, I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and is feeling ready for the fresh week ahead :)
Today, I’m coming at yah live from the happiest place on earth…Walt Disney World. My family and I have been coming here every year since I was three. I have so many memoires here, from hilarious things my sister has said (which she really shouldn’t have with many many small children present), shooting stars, the magic of Disney.
When we were little, there were always helicopters flying around over the parks. So, my mom used to tell us that those helicopters were how the princess got around, and when we’d get back to the hotel at night there would always be a little gift “from the princess”.
My parents did a really great job making these trips as magically as they could. When I got older, and my alcoholism was in full force, I would spend this trip getting drunk, wanting more and more but I couldn’t because my parents would say something.
Today, being on this trip, spending time with my family and still enjoying the Disney magic is a part of my living amends. For all those times I caused them so much fear and pain, today I get to be present and show up for them. I get to see my sister so excited over the fireworks, spend Mother’s Day with my mom in her favorite place and be present with my dad for a whole week which can be challenging for the both of us because of work.
Being away certainly isn’t easy. I’ve learned that I don’t really love to travel. I’m a homebody and I miss my usual AA meetings, my apartment, and Timmy. But there’s overarchingly a lot of gratitude on this trip. And thank GOD for remote meetings and cell phones ;)
Xx
Jane
Good morning my friend. I’m so grateful to share your joy! Thank you. Have a supercalifraciisticexpealidocious day!!!
Jane, this sounds utterly wonderful! Enjoy! 🥳