May 26

Here is my daily meditation from Answers in the Heart:

• MAY 26 •
My inside, listen to me, the greatest spirit, the Teacher, is near, wake up, wake up! Oh, friend, I love you, think this over carefully! If you are in love, then why are you asleep? — Anonymous

We often know we have met a challenge in our life when we become suddenly aware of new knowledge. It’s as if a light goes on, and things suddenly make sense. One recovering person referred to this as “a blinding flash of the obvious.” It’s important to take such a moment of awareness seriously; it is a cue that we have learned a lesson, and it’s time to move on. In the past, not trusting ourselves or a Higher Power, we relied on sex to make sense of our life. And the more we used our intellect and will to run our life, the less we accomplished. In recovery, a moment of awareness is a moment of grace. It’s as if our Higher Power gives us a wonderful gift, and we can say, “So that’s what this is all about!” Our receptiveness to such a moment gives us the willingness to trust where we have been and the strength and courage to go where our life calls us next.

I will cherish the moments of awareness in my life today.