Today we had a nice family trip to my son's all star tournament game in another city. I had to watch myself not to get too impatient with everyone to get going on time.
On the way there I rudely interrupted my wife as she started to tell me about her troubles putting air in a low tire this week. I have grown impatient with her insistence that all the air machines around are defective when she just has trouble using them. I tried just to drop it as the point was that she got it fixed but she insisted on prodding me into an argument with her. I should have exercised more tact in confronting her denial.
At the ball game I was able to keep a good attitude over the situation of my son seeing limited playing time. I realized just how much of my resentment last week was based on selfish pride. My son had a great time and he got to play a little.
This evening my son and I did some yard work. I was alone with the kids and practiced ball with my younger son.
I was grateful that I got to go to a meeting last night.
Thanks be to God for this day.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
This morning I woke up with a clear mind and a sense of clear focus in prayer. After dropping off the kids and doing some house cleaning I decided to sit down and revise them per the insight I received. I also decided to revise my blog layout thinking that the evening review quote and statement are redundant and space consuming. Perhaps I will add them to my profile.
I thought this morning about the topic of having fun in sobriety. This came while I was praying for God to restore my sense of natural joy in life. I thought about how we newly sober are baffled with how we are possibly going to have fun now without drink or without the ability to experience joy. I think we then set about to try and recreate a sober society that emulates that which we new but ultimately breaks down as people fall off or move on. I think the real answer is to let people know that with time, prayerful healing, and re-engaging in activities that the ability to enjoy life will be restored and thus fun will start to come from within.
I thought this morning about the topic of having fun in sobriety. This came while I was praying for God to restore my sense of natural joy in life. I thought about how we newly sober are baffled with how we are possibly going to have fun now without drink or without the ability to experience joy. I think we then set about to try and recreate a sober society that emulates that which we new but ultimately breaks down as people fall off or move on. I think the real answer is to let people know that with time, prayerful healing, and re-engaging in activities that the ability to enjoy life will be restored and thus fun will start to come from within.