Shut In (Literally)
Feb 6, 10- (by road warrior)
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- Humble Road Warrior, Sober Salon
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Well, once again it is snowing like @&$%# where I live and I am homebound. It also looks like no one will be moving out of their abodes for several days, due to the “inclement weather” we are experiencing in the Mid-Atlantic. Being hold up in my home with six dog and two cats makes for some interesting circumstances and it is a constant effort to keep the back deck shoveled so the dogs have somewhere they can walk and not get totally lost in the snow. That cats, on the other hand, could care less - after all, they are cats.
I have spent quite a bit of time on the phone as a result of this imposed confinement and I have realized what social creatures we really are. I have spoken with many friends in recovery, since no one can get out to a meeting and have found how much I really need to connect on a daily basis with those who share my “situation.” I go to several meetings a week and have come to depend upon the community that my recovery has afforded me. I often choose to be alone, but when it is forced upon me it can sometimes feel like an oppressive heaviness that darkens my spirit and weighs on my soul like a smoke-filled room in which I cannot find the door.
We so often hear the worn out phrases like “We can do together that which we cannot do alone” and in times like this I come to hold those words close to my heart. A call from a friend, a text, an e-mail - our modern technology has made it easy to connect when we cannot physically come together. Like writing this blog. I don’t know who will read it, but just knowing that I am communicating with someone is a reassurance that I am not alone. And if you are reading this, you are not alone either. I don’t consider myself a “technie” in any sense of the word but I am grateful for venues like this when I just need to get out of my head.
Thanks for letting me share.
Till Next Time -
Your Humble Road Warrior
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Well Yessss, Jinx–you are being read. And being in “lockdown” thanks to nature can be a frustrating time for Peeps in recovery. however, as you say, if I just pick up the phone when that “inspiration” hits, I feel SO much better.
I need these connections–always…ALWAYS–especially during a hurricane (we had none last year!) or snow storm (we had none of those either last year *Naples, FL*–grin!).
But I DO love photos of your snow, to remind me what I am missing…but I’d like anyway, to throw a snowball or two (hundred!), guess AT WHOM! And THEN fly home quickly–bet even the airports are partially closed…
Love, until we “meet” again, here or elsewhere!
I guess once the wonder of the beauty of snow passes, it’s not so much fun being left isolated in mountains of white. Thank goodness for phones. As you say, we are social creatures. My alcoholism caused a social isolation that was devastating. I’m so grateful that has passed. I remember making paths for my dog to get out in the snow many years ago. Hope you are out and able to get around soon.
PG
Sorry that you are snowed in with all your pets. It can’t be easy for you when you have to help the dogs get outside for some exercise.
We were stuck in for three weeks right over Christmas here in the English Lakes, as we live at the top of a steep hill. It was never salted so we were cocooned indoors as it was too lethal to go out.
Its worse for you as you are alone with your pets.
As you say..thank goodness for the phone and the internet.
Stay safe and warm.
Jeanie xx