A Strange Experience

Thank you all for your comments and support i find it difficult to accept compliments and your positive responses mean alot to me! It has and remains a privilage to know you too adanac67 and i hope our frienship will continue for many more years!I have a story to tell that happened last night that seems to me to be one of those "meant to be" occassions".I'd just had my last session at the coordinators course which had gone very well despite my being extremely nervous! Everyone there were sad that it had come to an end and we arranged to go out for a meal next mon eve and endevour to stay in touch which i hope happens. Anyway, back to the story.I left my mate at the bus station at 10.10pm once he was safely on the bus and decided to walk back home to Burslem rather than hang around another 20min in that dodgy place! As i got to the end of my road i saw a man staggering about obviously very drunk and i felt quite anxious and was going to give him as wide a berth as possible when he suddenly fell over heavily and looked like he had passed out. I must admit i initially had an urge to walk past and not get involved but something inside me just clicked and before i knew it i had bent down and was asking him if he was o.k. He had fallen awkwardly and i was concerned that he might choke on his vomit or either be robbed by some shithead or arrested and be thrown in a cell. I got the impression he might get rowdy so i thought he may very well get into trouble as the police station was only round the corner! I helped him to his feet and asked him his name and where he lived and just tried to keep him talking and not collapsing on me!! He was very grateful and kept saying "your f#####g sound you are mate" and other comments which made me smile to myself and i carried on talking to him and tying to keep him happy and not shouting or getting rowdy. I must admit i had a horrible feeling that i could be attacked as i didn't know him from Adam but i just put those thoughts out of my mind and got on with it. I tried to keep the mood light and say nice things to him and keep things friendly. It was quite a surreal experience walking down an empty street at 12.00am with my arm around a bloke i didn't know also called Simon who said he was also on medication for mood swings!!!!! (How weird is that??) Finally, after walking down many back-streets, which really freaked me out, we arrived at his house. He couldn't get the key in the door so i opened it for him and we went inside. All the way home he had been talking about me staying the night but i insisted that i could only stay 30min. I got the impression from talking to him that he was very lonely and this resonated quite strongly as i also live alone and was further confirmed when i saw his house and the staffy bull terrior that was his only company. We went out to the garage up the road to try and buy some fags as i was desperate for one as i'm a heavy smoker anyway and all the stress had made left me gasping for one!! Typically the garage was shut for some unknown reason and we walked back to his house. After making sure he was o.k. i left at about 12.30am and made my way home. I'm warey of reading too much into situations but i hate to think what might of happened to him if i had'nt of stopped to help him and i'm glad i did as i would like to think someone would do the same for me. It just goes to show that your first instincts are NOT always right and taking a chance is sometimes the right and ultimately most rewarding thing to do!
I hope this little tale has been interesting and i will let you all know of anymore developements
in my crazy world!
Take care everyone and remember THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!!!!

First post feb 20th 2007

Hi everyone this is my first blog and i haven't got much idea what i'm doing!!!
I have been doing the "Changes" co-ordinators course on a monday night for
about 16wks and have met some really nice people. There is a Canadian bloke
there that cracks some awful jokes but he knows I think alot of him (you know who you are!!)
Everyone on the course has helped me to realise that we are all struggling with our own
demons and i have heard some real honesty from other people about their past and present
experiences!!! Good luck to all the people on the course and i hope many of them go on to co-ordinate and help others who are struggling!
I will be back soon for another riverting episode!