Group with the geese in the drift wood

As I have mentioned I live in a tertiary, A treatment centre of "liquorish all sorts" they like to call it. Every morning at 10 am we have a community group. This consists of the house mates each with very individual personalities, some more colourful than others. Our commonality would be that of addiction. Some like myself  have some rather feisty spices added to addiction., ranging from Bi polar, aspergers,adhd, depression to schitsophrenic tendencies. Added with a bag full of behaviours or traits like , obsession, sexual perversion, insecurities, low self esteem, rebellion and and and... Then naturally driven by humour, compassion, caring, love , wit, life, quirkiness, passion, drive and and and. Leading ultimately into a certified nest of mayhem, the fun kind. A bunch of crazies, merely just people like others with hopes and dreams. A mix like this often creates a sense of belonging: with tears, driven by hope, there is honest fear. We live to live.

So, Imagine the lot of us going to a public restaurant to have our community group. For me this was a thrilling idea. At the drivers seat instantly with, 4 of us in my car , pumping Malli Vanilli: "Girl you know its true..... " Bopping around driving along side 2 counselors, just peering in, wishing they could be alongside us bopping to "ooh ooh ooh I love you" or not!

We Arrived at a place called driftwood, welcomed by rather pathetic looking geese, beautiful in their own quirky way, we muffled along to our wood carved table connected to benches. I of course naturally sit alongside a staff member and opposite a counselor so I can always have eye contact. We ordered our vanilla milkshakes that tasted like honey at 10am(breakfast) 

Someone asked what we would be doing for group and a glanced at the piece of paper taken out by the councilor, my eyes caught the emblem and I said , obnoxiously " if it as any NA, AA or CODA " emblem on it then .... I said it for effect of course. Our topic for group was introduced, a topic I know all to well CODA standing for co dependence anonymous. 

Well , picture a mix of mis match's "types",our ages ranging from 22 to 48with very obvious ways in a public restaurant. A very busy restaurant, having treatment focused community group, reading out loud the characteristics Of Co dependants. Slogans like "Inability to know what normal is", "Belief that others cause or are responsible for the co dependent's emotions." to "Being addicted to excitement / drama. (Chaos making.)" 

Some of my peers shied away as they read this, as the public looked curiously to try see what was going on. I however read it loud and got a rush from the attention that was drawn.

Seriously who would not want to know what was going on at a hustled together tables of "mi's fits" reading, or what may be seen as chanting. I would most certainly be drawn to this.

Its interesting how there was a sense of shame, even from the counselors, not wanting to draw attention yet these very people strife for that very thing. I found it humorous and I played it that way and soon we were all comfortable.

I am grateful to say I was a part of a world where strange looking geese bopped around as i would to malli vanilli, a world where nothing mattered except for the moment of something so unique, a uniqueness any normal person would dream of having just one moment like that.