12-11-07 -- What the Tin Man Needed
I've been neglecting this blog since I'm back in intensive French language school. I'm on the Learn-French-in-20 Years-or-Less Plan. So sorry for the lack of updates. But we're back.
Every Monday, we read from Courage to Change. Today's reading started like this:
"I'm not particularly handy with tools. Recently, a friend demonstrated to me that oiling a saw before using it makes it work more smoothly, whether it's cutting metal or wood. Later it occurred to me that learning to oil a saw is a little like learning to apply the Al-Anon program." - P. 317
The reading made me think of the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz." He needed oil so as not to rust. I was starting to rust before I got into the Al-Anon program four years ago. It is the oil in my life. It helps me dance more through life.
