I've been thinking about interviewing Barb Rogers, author of Twenty-Five Words. I had a dream about AA 14 years before joining and getting sober. I always considered that dream to actually be a vision from God. I distinctly remember one part of the dream where I'm standing in a space that is spiritually perfect, and its dimensions were 25' x 25' exactly. I always wondered what that represented. Then I came upon the book by Barbara Rogers titled as described, and wondered if there was a message in it for me. It was then that I discovered that the Serenity Prayer has 25 words and it, hence the name of her book.
So from time to time I tried to look her up unsuccessfully and wondered why I couldn’t find her contact information or website. But this morning I set it up to diligently and fruitfully embark upon finding out her website and not quitting until I got an answer (if she had one, of course).
I did find something on her finally, and this is what it read: “Barb Rogers became a professional costume designer after beginning her journey of recovery. She is the founder of Broadway Bazaar Costumes, and author of three books about costuming. She's the author of Keep It Simple & Sane: Freeing Yourself from Addictive Thinking, Twenty-Five Words and Clutter Junkie No More. Barb passed away in 2011”.
No wonder I couldn't contact her. Guess I'll just send her thanks in the spirit.
If you have not read Twenty-Five Words, and you practice using the Serenity Prayer, this book may be for you. I believe it speaks to me.
A woman who had a child named Serenity, who I friended maybe a year ago on Facebook after finding out that Serenity walked in front of a train and ended her life, might be someone I should reach out to write about now. I've been thinking about her for a month or two and have not done so. Maybe this is a divine timing thing I don't know. She said she was going to publish the book of Serenity's poetry and maybe write a book herself as a mother who lost a daughter to suicide.
I worry she's ‘guilted’ herself quite a bit over Serenity's demise. I sometimes wonder if the person who takes her own life really believes that it would cause others less pain than their staying here. Or maybe it's like an animal whose leg is caught in a trap in the to their own leg off, but die as a result. Who knows these deeper questions and whether they have answers or not?
Suffice it to say that ‘The Serenity Prayer’ has 25 words and I believe can be a lifesaver!