5 00 Today I am ready for my vitamin injections… I am starting to feel
stronger…or is it mind over matter?
I face the golf course from my window…..it rained last night….listen…. there is a voice with no words……in the beauty of this morning
7 10 Morning devotions…..thankful to learn….God loves me
7 45 Professional staff meet….
Breakfast. We enjoy Chef Rinaldo’s breakfast he has planned and prepared just for us……it looks & smells good…..what a joyful moment, my senses are working again
8 45 I have prepared for my group session today….considering my addiction timeline…..I cannot avoid the unavoidable….taking an inventory of my life…
10 30 Tea time…..a life saver
11 15 My thoughts, not my best friend up till now……realizing & learning that I can make it my best friend…..what a relief!
12 30 Lunch… Chicken enchilada……and pudding. My appetite is working overtime…
13 15 House meeting…..how to approach treatment….progress in treatment….and…the tools I am taking into my recovery…wow!
14 00 House committee member…..staff trusting me to support and organize others….I feel privileged to be given responsibility
14 15 Master chef……Chef Rinaldo you are very clever teaching us the tricks of the trade
15 00 My room mates turn for the individual counseling this afternoon….I am still processing…..
I am ready for a game of volleyball…..when last did I play outside?
16 00 Tie bow…never done it before….Codi makes it look so easy…
17 00 Dinner time……food is wholesome…I love it….missed out on good food for so long
18 00 My wife visits….hurting….I feel so bad…..I reach out to her.
There is no pain greater than to be helpless in the face of a loved one suffering.
20 00 I am quiet…..how do I comfort the hurt I have caused?
22 00 I found comfort….my recovery must come first so that everything I love in life does not have to come last.
Follow us next week…..day in the life of Elim….. Wednesday