Ricky,

Such powerful words of truth that I am sure many of us not only
appreciate reading but really need to. I try to live my life by not
focusing so much on the tragedy or the triumph but learning from the
experience and passing it on. If something positive has happened to
me I assess how it came to be and pass that knowledge on so someone
else may experience my joy. The same applies for something
negative..don't focus on why me why me assess what happened, how to
avoid it from happening again and pass that information on to help
someone else.

Thanks again for your words, stay strong

Diedra

--- In chicagoalanon@yahoogroups.com, "Ricky J. Fico"
<rickyjfico@...> wrote:
>
> In all of our lives, we face both tragedy and triumph. In my life,
as
> in most lives, I had experienced the ups and downs of life's
> trampoline. Sometimes I retained my balance while other times I
> tumbled and fell.
>
> No matter what the obstacle, no matter what hurdle you've yet to
> jump, you are not alone.
>
> Inspired by forces greater than myself, taught by some of life's
most
> difficult lessons, caught in the eye of the hurricane, I know that
I
> am not alone, and it is because of this, I look to you.
>
> You've so much to give. . . and most importantly, to yourself.
Give
> to yourself what you may have been denied. Give back to yourself
what
> you rightfully deserve. Remember, the world begins with you.
>
> Something I wrote not so long ago: "I cannot carry the world on my
> shoulders but on my shoulders it is my world that must carry me."
>
> No matter how powerful the tragedy or triumph, how elastic the
> trampoline - you have it within you to acheive the ultimate goal --
> finding true happiness and purpose in your life. And when you do,
> please share it with others... After all, whether it tragedy,
triumph
> or trampoline -each one of us, at one time or another, had
> experienced its effects....
>
>
> Ricky J. Fico
> http://www.tri-umphs.com
>