Today I had a good day at work. I was not overwhelmed with volume and I didn't step in any mines. I got to work on something creative for a good part of the day and I got to draft a good review of a coworker.

I was able to go to the noon meeting. We read the end of the Keys to The Kingdom and the beginning of the next story. I was disappointed that we didn't read the preface to the section that we began but I got to refer to it when it was my turn to share. I noticed that in the story that we began that the story teller referred to being depressed as a child, getting psychiatric help, and running away a lot. Otherwise he had a fairly normal childhood. He had two parents, he had a religious upbringing, his family was not impoverished, etc. There was no serious trauma, deprivation, disorder, abuse, alcoholic exposure, etc. as a child.

The guy didn't seem to hit a super low bottom either. This told me that the only thing that matters was that he could not control his drinking whatever the cause.

This evening I got to help out a lot at my son's baseball practice as several coaches were not present.

Thanks be to God for a great day.