A Special Thought and maybe it’s not all that special.
Posted on June 13, 2024
by mjgolch
6 Comments
I know I have not been blogging like I used to! I have my reasons,Grief messes with your head. Grief also threatens your soberiety every day! I know that for a fact!!! Because on 02/01/2022 and 12/19/2023 were one day drunks. I am not proud of myseld.I was weak both times.

on 02/01/2022 that reastart cost me 37 years of soberiety. celestine was a big part iof that soberiety because in December 1987 I woke up from a drunk,celestine was maddere that a hornet’s nest. when I looked into the garage I saw why. I had parked our Chevy Cavalier station wagon sideway in a one car garage.God bless my Nextdoor neighbor he comes over from his house with a floof jack,He say’s I’ll help you get that thing out of the garage.I said Thank You mr.G. He did ask how much did i have last night. I said I thought I was drinking Seven Up soda.Little did I know the seven up was being spiked with a tasteless vodka.so we got the wagon out there was no damage to it.I was greatful for that.I had a a monster hangover. it was than I said No More. I got to get back to A.A. God Bless mr G as I called him.he said here you need this more than I do.It was a pocket size pamphlet that listed A.A. meetings. so he heads back to his house.I go into my in-laws house . and sit down at the kitchen table and start looking for meetings.i found one that was not that far away and sid i got to get to this meeting. Celestione said I’m not one but I will stop as well to support you. and Support me she did. as I started doing my 90 in 90 she was with me at every meeting. fast forward to October 4 2020 I’m sitting here in the condo when the phone rang I picked it up it was The Hospice of Western Reserve people saying that they are going to be taking over Celestin’s care totally.They had an East side location and a Westside location, the west side location was in Westlake Ohio and it was easier for me to get to so I requested she be transfered there.We already knew that Celestine was Terminally ill at this point.It was just a matter of time when one of her body systems would gether and which one would take her. Turns out it was her kidneys. She made 2 requests of me the First one was she wanted to wear her wedding dress when she was laid to rest. and The second one was Please Stay Sober. I promised her I would.Sadly life got me and on Febuary 1st 2022.I fell off the wagon. than on December 19 2023 I lost my way again.
Today I can proudly Claim 5 Months and 25 Days Sober.
One day at a time, Mike. Don’t beat yourself up for falling off the wagon, just get back on track and you’ve done that. I know you’re having a hard time.
Have a blessed day and weekend, my friend. You’re in my thoughts and prayers. Scritches to Screwball. ♥
Sandee,Thanks.scritches to your furbabies as well.
No one is perfect especially when grieving. All you can do is try again.
i5andmeowing I’m trying to.
Best thing you can do is acknowledge it and move on, learn from your mistake. Hang in there.
the hard part is holding it all together all the time. I can’t do that all the time.some days all I can do is hjave some coffee and play my card games.