COURAGE TO CHANGE...

It's the name of one of my daily reading books,

One of my alanon favorites,

COURAGE TO CHANGE

I am finding that courage day by day.

Yesterday my neighbor friend, Linda and I 

took an adventure from the Plaquemine ferry to

the other end of Baton Rouge, very interesting

and learned how to save lots of time to get 

to the outlet mall. As good as this was,

her company, her friendship was the much

needed better part of the day.

We ate at PF Chang's and she listened while

i talked of this new life I am trying to build.

Today, I found myself energized by the prospect

of a new home, one I can call mine and only mine.

All these ideas I have always wanted to pursue and

never did because the support was not there from

Ronnie. He liked things to stay neat, tidy, clean,

never moving. I abided by that because it was what was

best for us. Now I only have myself to answer to 

and it has pro's that I am just beginning to realize

that are now open to me.

The world is mine, no one to answer to.

So Last night, I decide it is time for a meeting of Alanon

and, just as it happens often, something is read

that hits home for the exact things I was thinking

and sharing with Linda today.

…CREATIVITY IS A POWERFUL WAY

TO CELEBRATE WHO WE ARE.

IT IS A SPIRITUAL ENERGY THAT 

NOURISHES OUR VITALITY. IT IS A WAY

TO REPLACE NEGATIVE THINKING WITH 

POSITIVE ACTION…

CREATIVE ENERGY IS WITHIN US AND ALL

AROUND US ALL…

WHEN WE CREATE, WE PLANT

OURSELVES FIRMLY IN THE MOMENT

WE TEACH OURSELVES THAT WHAT

WE DO MATTERS.

TODAY, I WILL MAKE USE OF THE

PRECIOUS GIFTS OF IMAGINATION.

THUS I WILL TURN AWAY FROM

NEGATIVITY, SELF-DOUBT, AND FEAR,

AND CELEBRATE LIFE INSTEAD.

A great meeting and when I got home, instead

of going to bed and read, I entered my most

awesome scrapbook room and created.

Created something I can be proud of,

something that Bean and I will complete today

for her Fathers day gift for her daddy.

My mind is full of ideas of selling this home

to get another that is for me, of classes

I want to teach to children, art lessons, scrapbook

lessons, cooking classes, etiquette classes.

Not to mention, selling my talents that I so enjoy

to make. Just this Fathers Day I have made 

close to one hundred dollars selling my crafts, 

my talents. I have these grand ideas of sharing

my talents with others, birthday parties where scrapbooking

can take place. I am a survivor, always have been,

looking at this new life with only positive eyes 

on the prize. It is going to be a good life,

I will remember this when days are not all as good 

as yesterday. Thanks for visiting this site

as I prepare to transform into the best 

50 year old Mumsie I can be.