The Pajama Party last night was a success, for the most part. With only 5 hours of sleep and now at work, I am groggy with soar neck, but I am ecstatic and so overwhelmingly grateful for my friends and my life. Even with the down-in-the-deeps issues that we are faced with sometimes, I can still say with extreme confidence that life. is. beautiful!
We all came together and gathered $53 for a fundraiser that is being hosted by an old, dear friend that most of the Atown Park Rat grew up with; Destiny. That, in itself, is such an eye-opening inspiration to me! Knowing that if you give them the opportunity, more often then not, a majority of the community WILL pitch in. Not everyone can help in every way, but when they can, they will.
There was a hiccup at the end of the night that is the inspiration for this post, aside from the positives I experienced… Someone who I haven’t had the opportunity to be around very frequently came over in the middle of the party and ended up so ridiculously drunk, it took 6 people to convince him to leave. That was after he was inappropriately rubbing on multiple people, doing yoga in the middle of the walk way and falling over everywhere (with his doodle sticking out sometimes… eek…), playing guitar at 2a.m. and blasting my stereo system and just being all around inconsiderate. We finally got him in his van, someone drove him to the nearest Park n’ Ride and he slept it off, (after texting me 20+ times).
It just made me realize how people can change so quickly, and so immensely, with the intake of poison. Any kind of poison, really – be it a physical intoxication or a mental consumption. To consume so much alcohol that it overtakes you mind and body; to dwell within a negative mindset for an extended period of time to the point where you feel you can’t rise above your own thoughts.. these things are unhealthy traits and habits that I feel people should spend more time focusing on, examining and reacting appropriately from their experiences. That if you get too drunk and various people ask you to refrain from touching them or whatever, perhaps the next time you have a clear mind, you need to sit with yourself and review your choices….
I am happy to be sober from the poisons that once overcame me with despair and addiction. I am still on a journey of clean health and mind, and I am no where near exempt from the pit falls of tasting a new poison, never tried before, but I am proud of myself to never let it get to a point where I feel like the actions I made could not be explained or reversed. A sober mind is a happy mind, in my personal opinion.
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