saturday...

well, I made it thru the loooong day Wednesday in one piece... and trudged thru the rest of the week and made it to the weekend! Yay! I still have this hellatious sinus thing/cold... But, I have felt worse, just need some rest and downtime. This morning we got up bright and early and went to the local Y where each yr at this time, they host a big health fair. I had blood drawn to check my cholesterol and all that type stuff, as well as my thyroid levels. And, agains tmy better judgement, my wife talked me into doing the % body fat booth... Well, that wasn't too kool. I knew that ym numbers wouldn't be good, but suffice it to say I am in the "high" health risk brackets for a guy my age, for both body mass index and % body fat... No surprise, it just sucks to see the actual numbers...

We had a great meeting at the jail this morning... had one fellow (whom I have seen there on more than occasion...) really reach out and share how he is feeling, wanting to get help. So, that of course made for an excellent, heartfelt discussion...

gratitude... (been awhile since I wrote it down)

today I am grateful for:

AA/God/HP
that I finally got the courage to commit to joining the Church
RCIA each Tuesday dispelling the negative stereotypes I have held in my heart for the Catholic faith
for my wife introducing me to the Catholic faith, and never pushing me to do anything with it...
the Steps
my wife, son n doggie
the fact that the work scene has gotten quite busy
that I dont have to lie awake nites worrying about money, even when I still don't have any...
for the peace in my heart these days...

Prayer for the day:

God, thank You for the gift of good health and continuous sobriety... and thank you for the things I listed above, and all the other blessing in my life today. Thank You for giving me the Message to carry today. Please continue to help me to remember that I am here to be of service. Help me get motivated tomorrow to do my yardwork and stuff, and maybe not be so grumpy, even though I feel pretty crappy... Help me be a lil better about doing stuff with Ian tomorrow... I wasn't really up for it much today...

peace to y'all!