tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531906302983891705.post3914318638519754789..comments2009-03-23T13:07:04.108-07:00Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05170906912542161177noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531906302983891705.post-39057223558094154202009-03-23T08:22:00.000-07:002009-03-23T08:22:00.000-07:00That 4th step is a mutha;)<BR/><BR/>Great post.Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531906302983891705.post-59610889328569603632009-03-23T07:50:00.000-07:002009-03-23T07:50:00.000-07:00Eli,<BR/><BR/>Your depth of emotion and ability to express it continues to amaze me. You seem to be doing such a great job of being honest and loving with yourself. <BR/><BR/>I can sense your deep love for your wife and it does help me believe (a little) that my husband is telling me the truth when he tells me how much he loves me.Willowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10541343977234395980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531906302983891705.post-60423330913499188362009-03-22T14:07:00.000-07:002009-03-22T14:07:00.000-07:00John - Thanks for the comment. Glad you relate to the craziness. Addictions and mental health issues are amazingly tough and complex, but the beauty of a diligently worked recovery program has been even stronger for me. Problems that seemed insurmountable are revealing themselves to be workable, and I'm finding joy along the way.Elihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05170906912542161177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531906302983891705.post-90474483704853781712009-03-22T02:52:00.000-07:002009-03-22T02:52:00.000-07:00Hi- I've been reading your blog with great interest and hope. I am fifty-three years old and have been struggling with multiple addictions and mental health issues for over forty years. I can relate to everything you written and that strangely gives me a sense hope and a feeling that I belong to a community. Thanks. JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531906302983891705.post-30285180082401185162009-03-21T19:52:00.000-07:002009-03-21T19:52:00.000-07:00The longer I am in recovery and the more I grow as a person, the more I see imperfect as beautiful and worthy of reverence. The love I have with my husband is that much more special for all that has gone into it, not because it is an idealized vision of romance and two souls meant for each other, but for the interesting ways we connect or affect each other.vicariousrisinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354890444410748967noreply@blogger.com