Miracle Moments

You never know when something you say, something you do or something you share will trigger a pivotal change in some one's life ... a change that could save their life. My good friend called me today and asked me if I'd take her to her first AA meeting. She's been thinking about it, talking about it, toying with the idea for weeks...but tonight she took the plunge, and I dived right in with her. It takes a lot of courage to walk into an AA meeting for the first time...to even consider confessing an addiction in a public gathering. The fear, the humiliation, the shame and the not knowing-who you may know or who may know you-grips you like a vice. Because let's face it- no one wants to be an alcoholic, and no one really understands how something so stigmatized could have gained power over their perfect little lives...That's because most people don't really understand, that alcoholism-addiction- is a disease- just like cancer or diabetes or aids. You never know who...

I have a friend, Dave, who's a big wig with a division of the Fox News Network in New York City...That's right-he plays with the big guys and gals that you invite into your living rooms, or kitchens or bathrooms or wherever you allow your tv's and computers to be plugged in... In the early days, as a young buck-breaking into the news business, my dream-my intention-was to wind up like Dave, in New York as a war correspondent or anchor or one of the many shining stars that shine the light on world events that often change the course of our lives. But, as it turns out- that was not the career course that destiny had designed for me...I got derailed by a spiritual epiphany that zapped me into submission- sending me on a spiritual journey that spiraled me out of tv news and sent me into a tv mission- that kept me smack dab in good ole New Orleans! Go figure-best laid plans and all that stuff. I will say however, I did travel the world from Siberia to Japan to Nicaragua to Cuba ...