Sounds like life to me

In my life I've spent a good amount of time sitting on the pity pot. I've whined, cried, felt sorry for myself, gotten frustrated, become angry, railed against the world. Naturally, none of these things solved my problems. These actions and behaviors only made me a more angry and bitter. After beginning my journey into al-anon, I am learning to Let Go and Let God, to trust that things are how they should be, to live my life and let others live theirs, to know completely that there is a reason for everything that comes into my life--AND--the quicker I accept that, the quicker I learn something new, grow some more and become more of the person God intends me to be.

Every day of my life used to be a crisis and I was a drama queen in the midst of that crisis. I have learned that handing that crisis over to God, doing what I can about the situation and letting the rest go gains me more confidence, more self esteem, more respect and should I desire it, more attention than all the drama I can create with my poor me, why is this happening to me, how will I make it through's that I was prone to engage in before recovery.

This song really speaks to me when I think of how I used to be and when I encounter those people that every moment of every day is a crisis.

*disclaimer, if I tagged you, it's only because I knew you'd understand and might enjoy reading what I wrote, not because I thought that you, specifically, were engaging in the behaviors I used to engage in.*

Darryl Worley, Wynn Varble, Phil O’Donnell )

Got a call last night from an old friend’s wife
Said I hate to bother you
Johnny Ray fell off the wagon
He’s been gone all afternoon
I know my buddy so I drove to Skully’s
And found him at the bar
I say hey man, what’s going on
He said I don’t know where to start

Sarah’s old car’s about to fall apart
And the washer quit last week
We had to put momma in the nursing home
And the baby’s cutting teeth
I didn’t get much work this week
And I got bills to pay
I said I know this ain’t what you wanna hear
But it’s what I’m gonna say

(Chorus)
Sounds like life to me it ain’t no fantasy
It’s just a common case of everyday reality
Man I know it’s tough but you gotta suck it up
To hear you talk you’re caught up in some tragedy
It sounds like life to me

Well his face turned red and he shook his head
He said you don’t understand
Three kids and a wife depend on me
And I’m just one man
To top it off I just found out
That Sarah’s 2 months late
I said hey bartender set us up a round
We need to celebrate

(Chorus)
Sounds like life to me plain old destiny
Yeah the only thing for certain is uncertainty
You gotta hold on tight just enjoy the ride
Get used to all this unpredictability
Sounds like life

Man I know its tough but you gotta suck it up
To hear you talk you’re caught up in some tragedy
Sounds like life to me
Sounds like life