During this phase of my recovery I also tried my hand at stand up comedy at the Eagle Tavern on 14th St. and summer stock theater in Plymouth ,Ma. as part of the program was to have a vision.I then decided to move to Va. Bch. for a more serene lifestyle and closer to nature as it was on my wish list or vision as we say in the program.
Leaving NYC with a pocketful of money, I felt I didn't need the program any longer( a common mistake). Instead I shifted my recovery path to Coda, a program for healing from codependence
after my very dysfunctional relationship. That group was very social as well and we celebrated the holidays and holydays together,my family of choice,sober & solvent. It was during these years I tried my hand at musical comedy joining a performance group called the Cat's Meow and I loved it. I also booked events for the group another skill discovered. While I worked on my emotional life, my hip was worsening. It was getting time to have a hip replacement.
My healing of body , mind and spiritcontinued. One thread of my healing was swimming...in NYC I swam at the BMCC pool, being a teacher there I had that privilege. In Va. Bch., I joined the Rec Center where I swam in the winter, in the summer I frolicked in Chesapeake Bay. Moving to Fl. I joined the 'Y' for water aerobics and swam in the Gulf of Mexico with my Beach Girlz when it was warm.
Another thread in my recovery was singing...yes, swimming and singing, my faves ( a regular Esther Williams). In NYC I helped create a musical show, 'You Gotta Have Art'which was my masters degree project. In Va. Bch. .retired from teaching ,I invested more time into singing.: besides the Cat's Meow, I sang in a chorus,the Joyful Noise and also the Unity church,which I attended, choir....seems I couldn't get enough. It was a big part of my recovery. I FL. I joined the St.Pete College Chorus and continued singing my way thru life. Currently, I'm part of the St. Pete Singing Ladies,we perform occasionally when an event or fund raiser calls for it.
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