I can't believe that November is almost here and with that, I am fast approaching my 1 year of sobriety! Very exciting for me! I had a very peaceful and fulfilling day, being very productive at work, heading to my first chiropractor visit, and finishing up the day by coming home, eating dinner, and calling into a SLAA meeting. I thoroughly enjoy my life now. I wanted to share today's daily meditation from Answers in the Heart because it speaks to me very much. I put so much time and energy into the obsessions of my addiction that I did not have time for much else. I am grateful to God that my life is no longer defined by that addiction.
OCTOBER 31
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization. — Arnold Toynbee
Some of us have a lot of time to devote to things other than work. If we allow our addiction to fill up this time — as it so easily can — then we become tired and wretched. There is nothing more time-consuming or more exhausting than an obsession. As we recover we find that we have more time at our disposal for leisure and play. We can take time to visit friends and loved ones, to go outdoors, to develop hobbies, to play sports, and to look at and listen to all the fine and exciting things that surround us. Time off is necessary, and it becomes invigorating if we bring to it new energy and purpose. We are changing and we feel grateful to our Higher Power for a new sense of serenity and purpose. We can now play openly and joyfully in harmony with the wonders of living.
My time away from obsession is time to live and love as a free person.
No comments:
Post a Comment