Getting More Excited By The Day

 I've decided to have faith in MY higher power, but also in myself. I've been trying to live the "AA way of life", but that shit always makes me depressed. So I decided "Im not depressed". And honestly, I'm not. I've always had a more hopeful outlook on things and, yea, I make mistakes, but things are going really well. I'm happy today. I'm just excited for life. I have a good feeling about this job tomorrow too!

Ya know... AA isn't bad, it's great and I enjoy going, but I'm not just some walking, breathing, character defect. I'm a pretty good guy and I'm happy with me as a person. I have character pluses too! 

I was given some literal worksheets to do for step work, and I don't agree with it. And that's ok! I think that shit is lame. This isn't 5th grade. So I stepped back from how strongly I wanted to prove myself to AA. And if I'm being honest? I guess I wanted to prove myself to a woman. Thats ok. If I care about someone or miss them... well there's nothing wrong with that. So what if I want to teach them how to properly slackline?I'm good and life is good. Just tired of people's input I guess.

Anyways... I can't WAIT to start this job! It'll be really awesome as a stepping stone while I get my real estate license. I'm going to the gym right now. Today will be the first time back to actually lifting weights since I was arrested. This should be interesting. Feeling happy, healthy, and mindful today. I decided life's good. Not always, but mostly. I pray to MY God not to let me forget that. I just put a sticky note on my door to remind me. 


We've come a long way since Butterfly and The Break Away huh? :)


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