I have been here for almost a year! I have met some wonderful people! I have met some forgettable people as well! The good far outweighs the not so good! Good, Bad, or Indifferent, you have all given me an opportunity to share in the "Collateral Kindness" that is found here! I do not want to start naming names here for fear of leaving someone out! Plus I would be typing all day! So by catagory:
The Veterans! Thank you for blazing the trail and putting down the tracks that the rest of us are trying to follow!
The Serial Quitters! Thank you for showing us the ability to never give up on ourselves! Know that we will never give up on you either!
The Cheerleaders! Thank you! You are the first responders! You are the ones who pick everyone up at their lowest point! You always know what to say and who needs to hear it! God Bless you everyone!
The Professors! Thank you! You are the people who have vast storehouses of knowledge about out addictions! You are so well versed that you know immediately where to find the answers to every problem!
The Martyrs! Thank you! You are the folks for whom everything is harder! You give us the opportunity to understand that our path is not so hard after all!
And then comes The Quitters! You come here firm in in you resolve! You occasionally need some of the comfort that "Collateral Kindness provides! You make a commitment to quit and you honor it! Everyday you show us your character and become our heros and sheros! Thank you for showing us your integrity!
Last and by far not least, there was Sheri! No matter how you felt about her she was the Head Cheerleader! No one ever touched so many hearts and souls in so short a period of time! If you are out ther reading this, Thank you Sheri!
And thank all of you, for making this period of my life so memorable! I wish you all a Very, Very Merry Christmas, and I hope that the coming year brings each of you more happiness, more love,better health, more wealth, and more time to enjoy it all! Live FREE! SMOKE FREE!! I am just Tommy!
