But found out the night I went there to hit a meeting and the place was blacked out and dark not a soul around , they had sprayed for bugs.
So I says to the gal who told me " must have been a lot of bugs " the look I got was like I had insulted her I knew right away io said the wrong thing , possibly suggesting the place was a filthy nasty rat hole.
WELL IT IS, the building is one of those old halls there are roof leaks, theres no paint on the ceilings because there have been repairs done and all the acoustic removed someone came in and actually texture with trowels the whole ceiling and no paints been applied, I am going to try and help in that area and round up all the paint I can.
The bathrooms have always smelled like urine, looks like they finally got 3 of 3 of the toilets working normally 1-2 might work, the urenils work sometimes.
Someone must have donated a bunch of old restaurant style booths because all the old tables and wobbly chairs are gone replaced by these old style booths, which are NICE!!
The food is good LOL yeah I eat there nice home made burgers and good fries but yesterday the place was full of smoke I guess the fan wasn't working in the kitchen .
The people, the people are addicts and alcohlics the place looks like a homeless shelter at times, mixed race you got gang bangers, ex cons boys and girls, mentally disturbed, a lawyer now and then, guys in painters clothes ( me ) its basically a pretty motley crew.
I listen in on the discussions outside on the veranda LOL, one I heard yesterday was someone hoping obama gets his brains removed LOL yeah I giggled sat close to hear the rest of the conversation.
I LOVE THAT PLACE because there is recovery there and some really good recovery from people who have risen up above all the garbage they had been in, we might still meet in places that should be condemned but thats our sanctuary thats our church, thats the place lives get saved and I am SO GREATFUL that when I drove up to that place yesterday I saw the doors open, people wondering aimlessly around and lives getting saved
The last thing I heard in that meeting yesterday was in our closing prayer, and ex heroine addict whom I have great respect for knowing his story spoke something that nearly made me start bawling, he said a moment of silence for the still suffering addict AND for the addict who is about to pick up for the very first time, I had never thought of praying for those people but there out there more and more, I was that addict all of us were we need to remember them and be there for them when they come full circle in there addiction,
Keep Coming Back, I need, We need, THEY need us here and there.
i'm glad you got to a meeting you are 1 up on me i have yet to get to one this week lol but it is funny sometimes just where we get are peace of mind and and recovery sometimes i look around at the meetings and i think just what is it i have in common with these people and i just have to think we are all addicts and jusnkies and drunks and that is all ee need to have in common we get our strength from each other we cry on each others shoulders (yes i still cry)LOL and i always feel the love and peace we feel together and know that i am doing what i have to to stay clean and to live life on its terms not on mine i eat the cookies aqnd drink the nasty coffie it does beayt cyber coffie but not by much and i get one more day so for one more day i will keep fighting the good fight and stay clean thanks vini for your good words and your taking my calls one of these days we will have to do a face to face meet together
rocky still clean at 7 months
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some of us win some of us lose with god and this program i will be a winner
