CELEBRATE

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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 is so short, let's celebrate ourselves and each other while we have the opportunity.

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