sad

We frequently talk with the maintenance man who keeps things working in our apartment building. A nice guy-walks with a limp-has worked in this building for about 8 years. He looked sad the other day and told us his 18 year old son was just diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The boy was a big football and baseball high school star and was looking forward to college with a football scholarship. He had broken bones in both sports this year and after he passed out at school and felt a tingling in his fingertips, the multiple sclerosis diagnosis was given.

The son is angry and depressed. He has been answering back to teachers, refusing to go to work, and generally adopting a "why bother" attitude. His father is devastated...this was the "golden boy."

Medication will cost up to $800 per month-not covered under insurance.

I look at this sad, sad situation and realize this is a diagnosis with no options. And then I think of those of us with addictions. We are the lucky ones, We have options. We can choose to make changes and we have choices. Granted those are difficult changes and choices but nonetheless we do have choices.

Are we willing to make those choices and changes? Are we willing to acknowledge the gift God gives us___the gift of choices?

What are you willing to do today to accept this beautiful life God has given you? What choices?

Blessings-Penny