Samhain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thanksgiving Moon<\/p>\n
Let myself get tired and hungry yesterday. \u00a0No lunch before the drive in for the Sunday afternoon tour, then working through the time period for my nap. \u00a0When I went through treatment for alcoholism, now over 35 years ago, the trainers taught us H.A.L.T. \u00a0Hungry. Angry. Late. Tired. \u00a0In recovery slips can happen and they would tend to happen, we were told, if any or more than one of these were present. \u00a0They can come in clusters. \u00a0Once hungry and tired, anger pops to the surface. \u00a0Or, being late can create short temper. Anger can lead to lack of sleep. \u00a0Being late can lead to skipped meals.<\/p>\n
(When I found this graphic<\/a>, I learned that I’d modified one word: \u00a0the L stands for lonely. \u00a0Loneliness doesn’t bother me and doesn’t happen to me too often, so I think I’ll let late stand. \u00a0For me. \u00a0I also was reminded that one other use of the acronym is to remind you what to do: \u00a0HALT. \u00a0Don’t do anything rash. \u00a0Just slow down and figure things out.)<\/p>\n The effect on me yesterday? \u00a0I gave myself a drubbing on the way home because my tour group didn’t clap. \u00a0How silly in retrospect. \u00a0These folks stayed with me, asked questions, showed interest to the end. \u00a0The very definition, in my opinion, of a good tour. \u00a0Still, by the time I got home, I’d done poorly, might just drop the whole thing. \u00a0I was glad this morning, rested, calm, a good breakfast and up with plenty of time to get the day going, the very oppose of H.A.L.T. \u00a0I could see yesterday’s slump for what it was, a symptom, not a diagnosis.<\/p>\n Today’s got good stuff in it. \u00a0Again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Samhain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Thanksgiving Moon Let myself get tired and hungry yesterday. \u00a0No lunch before the drive in for the Sunday afternoon tour, then working through the … Continue reading H.A.L.T.<\/span>