I got a call from my best friend this afternoon and he is going through some pretty dark times. It seems like he has been having a hard time for about 6 months to a year now. He and his wife have been split up now for a little while and his job just seems to give him the run around in regards to any advancement. Things definitely took a turn for the worse when he got his first ever DUI on Sat. night. It is difficult being into metaphysics when others are not. I make sure to bring up the positive things that are still going on in his life.
He said he is going to try not drinking and going to AA for 3 months. I think it is a good start, although I am not a fan of labeling the way AA labels people as alcohlics and that they will always be alcoholics. That goes entirely contrary to my belief system of that you are whatever you say and think you are. With that said I think they help an extremely large amount of people get their shit together. He also mentioned that he is planning on going back east to live near his family for at least 3 months. We both agreed that going back east while not drinking is definitely going into the belly of the beast. When we were kids growing up back there drugs and alcohol was all we did. I know for myself that whenever I go back my usage of alcohol increase dramatically and from what I here from my friend the same holds true for him. The other thing is that his mom is in pretty bad shape physically right now. That is also a rather difficult situation that he is going to try and help out with, while at the same time trying to get his own shit together.
This guy has been one of my best buds for over 20 years now and it is hard to hear him in so much pain. I so badly want to turn him onto metaphysics and positive thinking but I know I can't live someone elses life for them. Having been through all sorts of weird shit in my own life, I know that a belief in a God that is omnipotent and that the power of God is always available, has been a tremendous help in dealing with the daily bullshit. Besides, having done a lot of reading and meditating I know that all of this is just an illusion or as the Buddhists say the samsara and the toltecs call it the motete. It's all fucking made up so why not make up whatever the hell we want. I love my buddy and I will pray to the universe to guide and protect him through this currently treachorous journey.
In other news in my little made up world I started building my new gate on the side of my house. So far I've only spent 9$ on materials. the rest has been given to me by a friend of mine. I totally fucking rock at manifesting the things I need. And I really needed to build this gate. Sweet. I'll attach a picture of what my crappy ass temporary plywood gate looked like. Maybe later I'll let whoever the hell reads this thing see the new one when it is finished.