Good morning,
Life involves suffering. However as an alcoholic, I continually run from my suffering while further complicating it as I continuously chase joy and happiness. That has always been my way to avoid the uncomfortable feelings in life. Today I work at trying to be content and accept my day as it happens. I have no control over the outcomes no matter how hard I try to change them. That is where my faith comes into action. Today I try to remain in my faith, praying and trusting my God to take care of me and those I love. Life isn’t always a bowl of cherries. They contain pits which is where chewing around the them is necessary to to taste and swallow the meat of the wonderfully sweet treats of nature. This is where I choose to remain today, chewing my way through to the wonderful cherries of life and not swallowing them whole.
There is no way to avoid life as it happens. However, I can choose how I behave when it happens. I remember in early recovery I always associated life’s happenings with climbing a mountain and when things were going my way I would slide down them and when things got tough I would trudge up those same mountains. That analogy is actually pretty accurate for me and how I choose to see my life today. If I am lucky I can skip my way through, but there are times when trudging is necessary and can’t be avoided. My gratitude is for having the wherewithal to continually move forward and not falling backwards. That is truly a gift of my working my sobriety and not just sitting still and waiting. I am thankful for this new day and the adventures that await me and the wonderful choices I have on what to do next. I am grateful for my faith and all of you that show up for me when I need you.
Have a good day and thank you for being there to catch me when I fall.
Hugs Me
