It’s New Year’s Day and I am grateful and blessed not to be one of the many suffering from a mighty hangover or worse. How many people woke up (or came to) today wondering what happened last night?
What a gift sobriety is. 
Right now I’m grateful and blessed in more ways than I can count. I must choose on a daily basis to be the best woman I was meant to be, and that includes; it’s less about me and more about you; less of what I don’t have; and more of what I do. 
Life goes by quickly, and I am now at the age where people are transitioning to other dimensions. In the last week, we’ve lost Carrie Fisher, George Michaels and Debbie Reynolds. A dear friend I’ve known for years passed this week. We never know how much time we have on this Earth. 

Make each day count.

The year 2016 has been tumultuous politically, socially and spiritually. And sometimes it’s just really scary out there. But I know this: WE ALL MATTER and WE ALL ARE GOD’S KIDS.

My 2017 Wish?  

We try and get along, accept one another, forgive ourselves and others, stay open minded, do one good deed a day for someone else, and continue our trudge together on this magnificent road of recovery.
Wishing you the happiness and peace each day of this year.
This issue of Together AZ is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lou Bernasek.