This from a friend of mine called Jackie C. who has spent many years working with
addicts and alcoholics in the treatment environment.
"TOAST"
I heard something in a group recently that brought tears to my eyes. We were talking about Ah-ha moments, light bulbs going on, epiphanies etc. How did people become aware that they were actually in recovery? People shared lots of things but one man said 'Toast'.
He explained that his 6 year old wakes him up at 6am each day. 'Daddy, get up now, let's have toast!' During his drinking days, he couln't conceive of being sober enough to get up at that time, much less to having the patience to have toast with his child. Recovery meant a lot of things to him today, but the most poignant and precious of all was the ability to get up and have toast with his young son.
Thanks Jackie.
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From my friend Simon
On June 11, 1988 a 70th birthday tribute to the then imprisoned Nelson Mandela was held at Wembley stadium in order to raise the worldwide consciousness of the plight of South Africans under apartheid. It included some of the best known performers of their generation. Tracy Chapman, a then little known 24 year old African-American woman, in front of a packed 74 000 strong crowd and 600 million viewers worldwide, sang this song and stole the show:
From my friend Simon
On June 11, 1988 a 70th birthday tribute to the then imprisoned Nelson Mandela was held at Wembley stadium in order to raise the worldwide consciousness of the plight of South Africans under apartheid. It included some of the best known performers of their generation. Tracy Chapman, a then little known 24 year old African-American woman, in front of a packed 74 000 strong crowd and 600 million viewers worldwide, sang this song and stole the show:
Still gives me goose bumps!
Simon
Thanks Simon
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Jackie this is a great example of really emotional moments when working with addicts when we can be really touched. This confirms to me that I am alive today and in recovery.
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