tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post6888886041846354373..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: The ShadowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-52881078176924852252014-09-21T00:38:18.110-04:002014-09-21T00:38:18.110-04:00:( well as long as they handle the follow up bette...:( well as long as they handle the follow up better than the katina episode I will be happy.. i suspect they have a better system in place than fema which i have severe doubts about.. but yes even if everything done is still unpleasant to deal with.. I like to think that 'everything is an opportunity for service' so I try to do something along those lines. prayers for others and whatever else I can do.. if there is anything.. Sorry to hear of your friend.. sounds like she was in a good space that day.. I find more people are getting ill or sick.. but not dying as yet.. not looking forward to that but its all part of life.. hard to imagine what it like when older and many friends no longer there..anyway thanks for sharing thoughts.. and hope you and C well as ever.. irish ie ifobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-24770237847961749672014-09-20T00:31:29.622-04:002014-09-20T00:31:29.622-04:00I like how you've chosen to live fully in the ...I like how you've chosen to live fully in the face of shadows. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785022492469960214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-82319830095531162632014-09-19T16:09:47.855-04:002014-09-19T16:09:47.855-04:00I am selfishly happy that you are alive and bloggi...I am selfishly happy that you are alive and blogging Syd. At my age I have fewer and fewer old friends still living. It's when I lose a young one that it devestates me.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-58107096005774102002014-09-18T13:25:22.575-04:002014-09-18T13:25:22.575-04:00Beautiful photo! My husbands best friend just pass...Beautiful photo! My husbands best friend just passed away a week ago. We attended his 60 party, he was smiling and laughing. I will never forget a women who comforted me in the hospital while my grandmother was leaving the earth..<br />She was a war bride from Japan and lived in a small town in the middle of the plains.<br />Remember without death there is no life. This has stayed with me for years. Grateful for the kindness of strangers!Di-Githttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770400058372063740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-2257181601418580582014-09-18T07:51:25.439-04:002014-09-18T07:51:25.439-04:00Them old hurricanes have been with you all your li...Them old hurricanes have been with you all your life Syd. It's only now that you have grown heart enough to feel the compassion of loss at one less friendly face to chat with.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-47604885808161692142014-09-17T04:23:27.535-04:002014-09-17T04:23:27.535-04:00The shadow does creep in every now and again. Rec...The shadow does creep in every now and again. Recognising it and doing what makes you feel good, as you did, is the best way to handle it. Sometime easy to do, sometimes not... Peace and Light to you!Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-66721456195195096702014-09-16T23:48:31.716-04:002014-09-16T23:48:31.716-04:00It moves me to read such profound, emotional post ...It moves me to read such profound, emotional post from you, Syd. And yes, all these things are life. LIFE IS BIG, Sir! I find it sometimes difficult to hold on to that "attitude of gratitude" during moments/days of chaos, and loss of friends to earthly death. Thanks for your honest postings.<br />Love and PEACE and LIGHT to you also, Syd. steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-80594689811796270732014-09-16T16:39:34.857-04:002014-09-16T16:39:34.857-04:00When Cozumel has been hit by hurricanes, it is not...When Cozumel has been hit by hurricanes, it is nothing short of miraculous how quickly things get rebuilt and replanted and up and running. And that is a small island and often the docks are blown out. I am not saying that Cabo isn't suffering horribly for now and that it won't be suffering for some time to come but it seems to me that the Mexican government is far better at hurricane disaster response than the US. After Wilma, which SAT on Cozumel for something like 72 hours, meals and water were being delivered door-to-door within a day after it passed by the military. Electricity (which always seems incredibly funky at best to me there) was back on in days. It was a stark contrast to what happened in New Orleans. <br />I hope it is this way in Cabo San Lucas. <br />I am sorry for the loss of your friend. I am glad that she was happy before she died.<br />Nature gives us solace. Every day this is true in my life. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com