Pearls for my chip
A pearl is one of the ocean's little treasures that lies hidden within a living organism. One would not think of the process it takes for this jewel to come to be the adornment that it is you see displayed in department stores. When this living organism or oyster gets injured or attacked by foreign, noxious debris, it responds in defense by trapping it between its two shells. The oyster secretes a substance around this intruder through a process which overtime finally produces a mature pearl. Today marks my one year sobriety birthday, one year since I decided to turn my life around and finally give up alcohol for the better. And even though I've completely rid myself of this toxic substance, it's left behind some debris that I've had to deal with. But this past year in the process, I've come away with some pearls, pearls of wisdom or even blessings I might say. Here are some pearl...