#Addiction
So many unanswered questions.
The struggles-oh, the struggles
Families wring hands
What protections are there
What safety measures are there
What confusions led
To this perilous journey?
Perhaps the answer is finding signs
& #cheering for #sobriety’s support
#vss365
Her plan thwarted
To #start or change
Today’s task.
In between calm
Nature whipped winds
So wild,
Only trees with solid
Foundations held strong.
Life’s choices have many voices;
She took heed of this warning.
Perhaps write a poem—
Give frustration room
For outpouring
#vss365
This weather is thwarting my DIY
Tarps are akimbo &water is seeping where my flashing should be
But oh joy, the chance to start reading @blsamaddar
“She taped Henry’s latest scribble to the wall,”
&I’m taping ‘The Sand Diamond’ to my spare time
You’ve hooked me in dear Bethany🫶
She mused about her childhood days
Training in a swimming pool haze.
Twice a day swimmers stroke away
Ready to #taper for competition day
Strength
Stamina
Suppleness
Learning from defeats
Reassessing, refocusing, restarting …
A bit like the flow of life
#vss365
She watched
As rain hammered her DIY.
All good, she thought
No leaks, she smiled
A day off—deserved
A drip called to her
Hey you, not so fast
If you want this roof to last
You better get up here fast
#doubt threw in a towel
She picked it up
& used it to find the source
#vss365
Years ago I found myself in A&E
Unsure what the next stage would be
No-one knew the cause for sure
But said,“Take a tablet—that’s the cure.”
I chose to heed this warning day:
UPFs left right upon the shelf,
A strict #Commitment to myself
Today, health is still my wealth
#vss365
She surveyed her DIY
Not in her day plan
The weather dampening
enthusiasm.
It didn’t take much!
This next phase made her feel #Nervous
But today—
A surge of optimism
A “get a grip and just do it
And so she did.
Whatever you do, do something
#vss365#DIY
Training—what is it
Restrictive?
Pushing heavy weights from A to B?
Pumping blood to pumping Music
Elevating hearts to beat stronger, longer
Bending into positions that
Defy logic
Or perhaps,
It’s just about enabling
A life of independence
Where we can be free
To roam
#vss365
No, I don’t remember eating #sneakers!
Not sneakers, Snickers!
The two friends, laughed—as comfortable together as loved sneakers nestling along side comfortable memories,
True friendship, They didn’t meet often, but when they did it was as if they’d never been apart
#vss365
The car sat alone
Not often on its own
It felt a chill
Emanate
From the garage MOT Bay
“Don’t worry
They know what they’re doing
I’m their pick up truck
They’re honest
They care
& won’t charge the #Unexpected”
The car felt warmed
Sometimes
We just need a friendly voice
#vss365
In that space
Where overwhelm swamps
#bravery spoke to angst
That leap of Faith
Has got you this far.
Knowledge gained
Plus open questions
& critical assessments
Enabled.
The plan is worthwhile
It is
Achievable
Adaptable
It Is do-able
Oh yes, yes, it is
One step…
#vss365
Free will sits,
On that line
Between
Success and utter ruin,
Where reality shifts
Slowly, surely
Unseen
Undetected
Unlined —
Addiction’s #delta
Hidden between lines of oh so white
Be aware
Keep reality in sight
Find sobriety,
With all your might.
#vss365
The sun’s shining,
The birds eager,
Up early
To catch their worm
She sits with her coffee
Huggging will
To carry on
Reviewing security—
What’s that?
A web of intrigue
Can you see it
Nature, right there
The build
The break
The #calm rebuild
Nature
Always a motivator
#vss365