eviet 's blog :: grateful

Birth Date: Sat, Jun 17 1961

Place of residence:
somewhere NY, United States (map)

I am: Single & Dating

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Member Since: 08/07/07
Last Login: 04/30/09
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Program Progress: Day 78

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Personal Interests:

Music:

I like Big band music; oldies from the 50's and 60's; light Jazz; some classical; instrumentals as well as certain kinds of Christian music.

Books:

i really enjoy reading, esp. from the 19th century. I love reading Jane Austen, Bronte sisters, lots of English writers.

Favorite Places:

I Want To See:

Italy, Spain, Greece, Alaska!

Hobbies:

Is eating ice cream a hobby? Okay, no...writing, crafting, reading, dancing

Activities:

dancing; hiking; walking; learning! Reading

Sports:

Movies:

My favorite movie is Pride & Prejudice (the A&E/BBC version not the new one!) I love old movies: Gone w/the wind; singing in the rain; some Alfred Hitchcock; some Errol Flynn; some Carrie Grant, etc.

TV:

Heroes:

Jesus; King David; Abraham Lincoln; William Wilberforce; Martin Luther King Jr.

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Areas In My Life I Want To Work On

I Suffer From

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eviet's Life List:

Mission work especially to spanish speaking nations.

Pay off my last 2 credit cards

Make it through to the end of my 12 step Christian based recovery program

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birthdays

Yep, it's that time of year again...a mix between being grateful to God that I'm alive and not being too happy with where I am as I sit in contemplation of the past year. It's birthday time, and I never find them to be easy. This one in particular is difficult with the lack of family; break up with the boyfriend; and...

Somehow, something has gotten better inside, though, and I'm grateful for that. Even though the tears have come...they've also gone--it's been intermittent. I really don't want to live in self-pity and i chose to believe that my tomorrows will be better than my today! Yes, I guess that's being optimistic, but it's also having faith that God is at work in me to fulfill His purposes and plans. He's hasn't forgotten me; he created me for a good purpose.

It's very kind of all of you who have encouraged me to come back and finish to care so much. Autumn Mist, you are especially a blessing and I'm grateful to God for you...maybe one day we'll even meet!

I've had many struggles with being alone, so being able to sit and do TOOLS has not been something that I've been able to do. however, praise GOd, I'm really getting better! I'm journaling every day now (I wasn't writing in what seems to be forever!) and I'm beginning to enjoy my alone times again.

So, I'm looking forward to completing TOOLS. I've been busy with a couple of different christian-based recovery groups and they've been wonderful! I have a very helpful sponsor who acknowledges that birthdays can be hard...but reminds me that they pass.

There are many things I do not understand and perhaps never will...but...i am learning that I don't need to know everything. I am learning to let go and to let God be God. that control factor is an important thing to let go of!

So, my hope is that on my next birthday, I might have my own family...a group of people that I love and who love me just as I am...as difficult of a project as that may be! However, I have to believe that with God all things are possible, and I am working hard doing my part so that these things can come to pass. Miracles do happen, but i have to make sure I'm in the right place to receive them, and able to (emotionally) maintain them once they happen.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE SUMMER BIRTHDAYS OUT THERE!

Blessings!