Caring for our spiritual condition is like cleaning the house: if we want the benefit, the work must be ongoing. The better we do at keeping up with the daily routine, the less painful the big cleaning is when it comes, and the less often we have to undertake a major overhaul. We are responsible for our recovery, but that doesnt have to be an endless chore. A member shared, there was a time when I dreaded step work. It felt like a punishment. Now I am excited to work on my recovery, because I know the steps are the road to freedom. Its not recovery that is painful; our resistance to it is what hurts. When we step away from our recovery and act against our beliefs- that hurts. Using is about distortion. We are drawn to things that distort our perception, from drug use to resentment. Sanity is living in harmony with reality. When we are spiritually awake, we are willing to see clearly. We recognize the habits of mind that lead us back to the same feelings over and over, regardless of whats happening around us. Until we stamp it with the name excitement or fear, the feeling can be identical. Making a choice and how we describe our experience gives us a choice in how we experience our lives. Allowing ourselves to be happy can be a surprisingly long process. It always continues in one way or another. Some of us fear contentment because it might lead to complacency. Others of us fear that if we are ever content, there will be nothing left to try for. Learning what truly makes us happy can be hard, especially if our relationship to seeking pleasure was tangled up with our most destructive behavior. Finding the balance is a challenge. -LIVING CLEAN pg.14-15)
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 01:37:29 +0000
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