Sassy Sober Survivor

Welcome to Pocket Stones ! In the mornings I put a crystal or two in my pocket as a guide and comfort for the day. Here I tell you the type of crystals and their general uses. Enjoy and check for new pics on the Featured Post tab!! 2/18/18 When I see Ocean Jasper I sigh, I get moon eyed and I feel relief.   When I hold ocean jasper I feel like I’m home, like I’m where I belong and enveloped in a hug. Ocean jasper captivates me.   It calls to me.   It wants to be held.   Every time I am in Zuzus Healing Arts a piece of ocean jasper comes home with me.   I can’t get enough of it!   Most days I have a piece in my pocket and it brings me patience. True ocean jasper only comes from one place in the world – Madagascar.   It is unique because it has circles, dots, wavy/curly lines and comes in almost every color of the rainbow!   Once you have seen it you will always be able to recognize it.   When I look at it I feel like I can see deep down below the surface of water.  

I recently visited a woman with ovarian cancer during my workday. The first day she was in fine spirits, physically weak from treatments but overall having a good day. The very next day was completely different. She had terrible nausea, could barely move and was visibly fatigued with little to no effort. Her daughter is her main caretaker. I go to care for people all the time, it's my job. When I see clients undergoing cancer treatments I am empathetic to them more since I have gone through some of the same things. This woman effected me greatly. She was so loving towards her family and grateful for the care she was receiving from the agency and her loved ones. To see someone suffering is heart wrenching but to see a family member suffer too pushed me over the edge. I did my job. I held it together. Barely. I went to my car after the visit and I cried. I cried for my client who is in physical and emotional pain. I cried for my clients daughter who has to watch her mother in

My body is a Wonderland My eyes are sacred. They have seen the inside of my Mother that carried and nourished me. My eyes have seen the sun rise and set. They have seen the change of the seasons and shooting stars. My eyes have seen the world as it is. My eyes are sacred. My lips are holy. They have cried out in want, need, pain, and pleasure in multitudes. My lips have expressed truth and lies in equal measures. My smile can make you weak in the knees or feel mighty. My lips are holy. My arms are powerful. My arms are gentle enough to hold a newborn baby but solid enough to ease your pain with a hug. The touch of my hands has comforted the dying. My arms are strong enough to push, pull and lift all I have ever owned. My arms are powerful. My legs are pillars. They are robust and hold me up. My legs take me wherever I want to go and follow my direction. They guide me on every journey. My legs are pillars. My womb is hallowed. My womb is capable of crea

For years a friend of mine kept trying to get me on the “manifesting” train. She kept using these unfamiliar words and phrases. Like visualize, manifest, magnet for miracles, money comes to me easily and frequently etc. I was skeptical and just let her rant in her way. 🙄 I was not ready to hear, accept and practice those philosophies. I was resisting change. I was resisting the natural laws of the Universe. I already believed in a higher power. I believed in my own self will and how that usually gets me into trouble. I was not ready to believe in the laws of attraction. I thought that if I focused hard enough on my problem that a solution would appear. Little did I know that focusing on the problem multiplies it and more obstacles appear When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I knew that it was time to enlarge my spiritual life. I had to depend on my Higher Power to get me through these difficulties and I felt deeply that I would be okay. It was time for me to start swimmin

A few weeks ago my neuropathy came back, fast and furious. I took a big step back from the gym. I moved out of my winter rental. I picked up every shift that I could possibly take. Work became more important than everything else. I slowed down on meditating. My prayers became short and one dimensional. I was resting on my laurels. Everything was getting on my nerves. Traffic, long lines at the market etc I was ungrateful. I was uninspired. When I get lazy in my routine I begin to suffer. I let little things start to grate on me and I begin finger pointing. I start looking to superficial things to inspire me. What really inspires me is a healing touch. A hug from a friend. Holding hands in a group during the Lords Prayer. When I help my clients with the buttons on their shirt. A gentle pat on the shoulder. When I literally feel and hear Spirit whispering to me telling me to pursue what lights me up. These are the things that make me want to keep going forward. When

As I scroll through my Facebook I see an obituary of a young man who died from addiction. Another young life lost to a disease where there IS a daily reprieve. It makes me pause because that obituary could have been mine if I didn't get sober. The obituary could be mine if I choose to stop following the simple program of action I have learned from 12 steps. I want to celebrate life right NOW. I want to be grateful NOW. I want to celebrate life with you while we are still on this Earth. I do not want celebrate a life at another funeral. My solution is to pick up the phone, to drop a card in the mail and send a text. I want to do all that I can to spend quality time with the people that I love. They are worth my time and attention. I am going to take the trip I've been putting off, I am going to get another tattoo and I am going to make my 8th step list I've been balking at. If I wait for the “right time” I will never do it. I am worth my own time and attention. Life

Someone once told me that because of the salary I made that I'd never be able to afford certain things. Needless to say that I was hurt, upset and discouraged. Also needless to say, that person is not part of my daily life anymore. When I, as a high vibration person, encounter a low vibration person- my energy is lessened. If I constantly surround myself with low energy negative people, I become low energy and negative. For many years my energy was chipped away by people. I did not know I was changing the person inside to comfort others. I did not know that I was not being authentic to my original self. I had no clue that I was stagnant and inactive. I didn't know I was hiding my light to make others happy. Until I made the choice to break away. If you are not into a give and take relationship/friendship, one where we can support and lift one another up to our best selves…please, move along. I work hard. I like nice things. I have big dreams. If you don't want to