November is here! This is the month of my Al-Anon birthday. November 30th. It's been four long years.

I didn't sleep too well last night and I woke up with my hands hurting. I alternate from having excruciating pain in my joints to having numbness. Don't know if this is a result of the carpal tunnel or neuropathy. I just know that my right hand hurts this morning.

Linda called last night to get a reality check. Kind of weird that she's calling me about that. She needs to know if her expectations about her foster mother are real or not. I really think she has a tendency to put her foster parents on a pedestal. They took a tumble and now she's working on trusting them again. Anthony came slinking back to her apartment. They haven't discussed his behavior over the weekend but she says he knows he did wrong.

Several things came to me last night after I got off the telephone with her. First I was reflecting on my therapy assignment. I sent out queries to three people to get input. I want to make sure I'm not confusing assertiveness with aggression again. Second a few thoughts came to me about some recovery buddies. I think I know something about two or three of them. I dismissed it because I don't want to get into the habit of analyzing again. I just let it go. Also talked with Wendy last night. Afterward I gave my finances to God again and let them go. I can't worry about things over which I am powerless. It's fruitless.

Gratitude list for today

A- Awakenings, Al-Anon, Anthony
B- Bike, bells, Bath & Body Works, bed
C- Cats, Crock pot, Computer, co-workers
D- Deacon Mike
E- Elaine S., e-mail
F- Faith
G- God
H- Health
I- Internet
J- Journaling, Jennifer, John 2, Jane
K- Kenny, kittens
L- Linda
M- Marian, Mark, Mom
N- Notes
O- Optimism
P- Perseverance
Q- Quiet
R- Remembering
S- Stephanie, Second chances
T- Telephone, transportation
U- Underwear
V- Velveteen Rabbit
W- Wendy
X- Xena
Y- Yolanda
Z- Zeus


Put A Little Love In Your Heart

by Jackie Deshannon

Think of your fellow man
lend him a helping hand
put a little love in your heart.
You see it's getting late
oh please don't hesitate
put a little love in your heart.
And the world will be a better place
and the world will be a better place
for you and me
you just wait and see

Another day goes by
and still the children cry
put a little love in your heart.
If you want the world to know
we won't let hatred grow
put a little love in your heart.
And the world will be a better place
and the world will be a better place
for you and me
you just wait and see

Take a good look around and
if you're lookin' down
put a little love in your heart
I hope when you decide
kindness will be your guide
put a little love in your heart.
And the world will be a better place
and the world will be a better place
for you and me
you just wait and see
put a little love in your heart each and every day
put a little love in your heart there's no other way
put a lttle love in your heart, it's up to you
put a little love in your heart...