Hi All, I thought it would be interesting to share our hopes and aspirations for 2009, as I've been thinking a lot about goals lately -- especially goals beyond being sober. I feel like being AF is just the start of my recovery in a way, as my relationship with AL has led to a pretty dysfunctional and unfulfilling life. I feel that the more I become engaged and committed to my life, the further I get from AL.
So, for me, beyond being AF in 2009, I hope to:
Recommit to my friends and family: Spend as much time with them as I can or at least call and write to them. I've floated the idea to hubby that we take a trip back east to make the rounds of all our "people" in NYC and the Baltimore area -- somehow fate has conspired to place them all there instead of California.
Make new friends: I don't make friends easily. Partially because I'm a rather quirky person and partially because I don't think I ever learned the skills necessary for it (as a child I was always with adults or alone, and as an adult I was always drinking). Also I'm not a "joiner". I'm actually reading a few books on how to make friends -- I know thats dorky and somewhat pathetic, but there you go. Its also hard as an adult in a new place to make friends.
Take a knitting class: My sister has encouraged me to do this, it sounds fun
Check out a local Vipassana meditation group and hopefully join it (Thank you to WIP for recommending a book on this). This group actually meets at a lighthouse!
Take some workshops with a creative coach I found to jump start my artwork
Exercise: riding my bike, strenuous hikes, eventually running or joining the health club
Find work: Put myself out there as a graphic designer -- something I haven't done in 10 years
Set up my studio (this will involve unpacking everything thats still in the garage from our move) so I can start doing metal smithing again
Look into sailing classes at the local yacht club
Take kayaking lessons
Probably other things, but so far this is my list.
So, for me, beyond being AF in 2009, I hope to:
Recommit to my friends and family: Spend as much time with them as I can or at least call and write to them. I've floated the idea to hubby that we take a trip back east to make the rounds of all our "people" in NYC and the Baltimore area -- somehow fate has conspired to place them all there instead of California.
Make new friends: I don't make friends easily. Partially because I'm a rather quirky person and partially because I don't think I ever learned the skills necessary for it (as a child I was always with adults or alone, and as an adult I was always drinking). Also I'm not a "joiner". I'm actually reading a few books on how to make friends -- I know thats dorky and somewhat pathetic, but there you go. Its also hard as an adult in a new place to make friends.
Take a knitting class: My sister has encouraged me to do this, it sounds fun
Check out a local Vipassana meditation group and hopefully join it (Thank you to WIP for recommending a book on this). This group actually meets at a lighthouse!
Take some workshops with a creative coach I found to jump start my artwork
Exercise: riding my bike, strenuous hikes, eventually running or joining the health club
Find work: Put myself out there as a graphic designer -- something I haven't done in 10 years
Set up my studio (this will involve unpacking everything thats still in the garage from our move) so I can start doing metal smithing again
Look into sailing classes at the local yacht club
Take kayaking lessons
Probably other things, but so far this is my list.
Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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