TDA regulars no it’s rare for me to state things in a religious sense, but I do truly feel blessed this holiday season. A loving family, good friends, and a healthy recovery; life is good. Sometimes I feel that I do not deserve these things because I was a “taker” for so much of my life, so I try to earn them… everyday.
Back in the days of my early sobriety, especially around the depressingly sober, dateless, and penniless holidays it was hard to be thankful about anything. Even then though, it wouldn’t have been hard to see the benefits of sobriety if I had compared my situation to this hapless Hoosier.
What could be worse than having your truck stole on the week of Thanksgiving? How about having to make your wife come pick you up at 4 AM to give you a ride home… from jail? But it gets worse, because his truck really wasn’t stolen- he just lost it. Maybe a better way to explain it would be that he got so drunk he just couldn’t remember where he left it. And not only did he have to explain why he drank so much to his wife, but also why he was drinking $8 long necks with strippers while she sipped from a great value juice box.
Did I mention he had left his 5- year old son in the truck?
