To really make the New Year a new year requires each of us to candidly look at our lives—and to hasten our departure from what does not serve us. This transformation requires us not to be self-abusive but to be self-accountable.
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Looking back on the year 2014 I can see areas in which I grew and some that I digressed. I’m trying to use that as a gauge to better my year. Two of my huge goals I set were to run the Boston Marathon, which I did complete, and to get into college, which I did. I tend to get hung up on all the things I want to finish that I don’t even enjoy the time that leads up to it. I look back and see that staying in the moment and enjoying every step that I take is something I do not do. Since I do that even when I complete a task or a goal I am not fully satisfied with myself.
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If I feel myself feeling overwhelmed at work, for example, I stop, take 5 minutes and do a quick guided visualization. Maybe I will go to the beach for 5 minutes and feel the sand on my feet and the warmth of the sun and hear the waves crashing on the shore. I do the same thing each night when I go to bed.
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The other day, my son passed the two-and-a-half-year mark in his recovery. I know it sounds cliché, but …
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For me the 12 steps and the fellowship showed me how to live, helped me through bad days, gave my days the bright light of hope and ultimately kept me clean and sober. I don’t think that I would have been able to do it without fellowship. Even if you don’t see any advantage at first in the 12 steps, please at least enjoy the fellowship and the company of one addict in recovery with another.
Continue Reading Sometimes in life there seems to be a huge wall and no doors. Life does not go forward; it’s halted, no matter how hard I look for open doors. There is no way forward, no job to get, no money to earn, not the right partner to find, no light in view. These are the moments where my life needs a break from running. I need to take a break, rest a moment and take a deep breath. If I keep being grateful, there will be a window to show me a sneak-peak of more to come soon, but it’s okay to stay for a moment where I am. Gratitude will open the next door.
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