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service in all my affairs is quite a leap for me. i understand the concept of practicing spiritual principles in all my affairs, but narrowing it down to just service is a bit weird. it is true that being of service to the fellowship in which i have found my home, has taught me to play much better with others, than ever before. i have to also admit that i am attempting to find anything to do, other than pound this little ditty out. truth be told, it has been one wild ride these past thirty-six hours and i am spent, even though i have more than a bit of work to get done this afternoon, before i head out for a few hours of getting away from it all, in the cigar store. i guess, when one considers what my life used to like, having a life that is as full as it is, is quite the gift of recovery, and all the emotions that come along with having others in my life, is a consequence of being alive and being a huge part of my life.
yesterday i told a friend he would be better served if he turned himself back into jail, before he caught new charges. he said he had not yet done anything that might pull that trigger and i had to remind him that he certainly had done so and was continuing to do so on a daily basis. i doubt he will listen to the voice of reason and when he asks for some “chump cash” tomorrow i will give him a big chunk of what he has left, saving the rest away for his next stormy day, which i do not think is that far into his future, based on his current trajectory.
after that little tête-à-tête i came home to prepping for our event last night and spent the night acting as if i knew how to be social butterfly. for reals, i was at a loss about how i was going to handle being a host and talking to all our friend and invited guests, but when i rescued the dawg from her kennel and put her on a leash and walked her through the crowd, it felt natural to be in that crowd of people. so one might say, she certainly rescued me. i got to be social and she got to get out of her kennel and enjoy the crowd, which is among her favorite activities.
today, i have to work, because what i believed i had got done, is actually lacking in the finishing touches. so i am going to fix a bit of lunch, fire up a stogie and pound out what i need to get ready for release in the morning. it is a good day to be of service to my employer as well my peers in recovery.

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