One Year!
Today the Earth has turned once around the Sun since I consumed my last drop of alcohol!
I want to thank everyone that has stood by me over the last year. Your concern and love have helped me travel the road. Do what I have learnt this year and give yourself and extra pat on the back. You deserve it!
I had a very special day in many ways.
We finished work on the Buddhist Center for now and all looks beautiful for the consecration ceremony for the meditation hall on Sunday. We have installed a special “Om Ye Dharma” mantra in Lantza letters, which we make ourselves and which is a copy of the same one that has been offered to Tarthang Tulku at the Odiyan complex this year. I also managed to finish the last of the meditation cushions! We are all tired, but happy and fulfilled for having done it all.
Most importantly though, I went to the clinic to deliver my cakes and talk with the patients who are working on their addictions there at this moment.
It was a very powerful and rewarding meeting. My heart goes out to all that are struggling to confront and deal with their addictions and they had such “to the point” questions. I have tried to answer them as best I could from my own experience, with the underlying message: “It cán be done, and it is up to you to figure it out in your own unique way”.
Questions ranged from “Do you still crave alcohol?” (yes, frequently) to “What do you tell people at work?” (The truth, without much drama). One person was particularly moving. He had just arrived in the clinic and was having severe withdrawal problems and wanted to know if the saying “once an addict, always an addict” was true.
My answer was “Yes, you will always be addicted or at least vulnerable to substances, but what you do with that knowledge is entirely up to you.”
I know how hard it can be when you just start out. You have no idea where to start working and you want to start so desperately. I hope that my visit and answers gave them what I wanted to give them. Just the message that it ís possible.
I am glad I followed my feelings and did this. In a way it expresses exactly what I have gained this year, which is trust in my feelings. So, for me, this was the perfect way to celebrate my first swing around the Sun while facing life full in the face.
I wish you all a very good day! Thanks for reading!
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Geleficiteerd!!!