“…The hope we seek lies on the other side of the danger in front of us…”
CT Vivian
We met Henry last time. Henry has yet to find his true bottom and has difficulty telling reality from fantasy (he’s an alcoholic--go figure). With his sharing, Henry gave us a front row seat to the horror movie he calls a life. One might conclude he should be locked up or dead by now. But he is not. He claims he has multiple personalities and talks with himself about himself. I call this shit a Cast of Characters (C of C’s) run amok and kicking his butt (smile).
Henry’s behavior doesn’t match his stated goal to stop drinking. His life seems to be a treadmill of a few small steps forward and several giant steps backward. His feelings and emotions about his drinking and his inability to stop are all over the damn map. The dialogues in Henry’s head, the inconsistency of his actions and his inability to stop drinking for good are tormenting him. Henry’s life is in a downward spiral. This merry-go-round needs to come to a halt before it and Henry crash and burn.
But we are all spiritual beings having a human experience. Every person I meet In These Rooms has a (C of C’s) and is dealing with their inner demons.
“…When you live in the land of death, sometimes your mind and soul get lost on the way home…”
The Professor
Every character has In Spite of Dreams and is a potential Heroic BadAss. This is the human struggle and that includes Henry. Maybe hope for Henry lies in transformation and not just sobriety. The wounds of his uncontrollable drinking could be where the light enters and he transforms how he occurs to himself. Henry isn’t crazy, hopeless or doomed to his current state of existence. What if Henry concluded he is not merely an alcoholic but also unapologetically broken and unabashedly a badass? Could hope for him reside there?
More to come on the hope for Henry and our characters next time. The Struggle Continues…
