Wisdom For Today - August

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August 19

Wisdom for Today
Desperate measures require desperate action – right? When I first walked through the doors of the program I was desperate. I was desperate to find a way out. I wasn’t really sure that my substance use was the cause of all my problems, I just knew I wanted to find a way out of all my pain. I was running around frantically looking for the answer. I wanted to find the magic. I could see in the eyes of the people at meetings that many of them had found what I was looking for. Why was it so difficult to find the answer? All I wanted was a way out!

Then one day an old-timer looked at me and said, “Quit running!” I didn’t understand what he had said. “Quit running, you will never find a way out like that.” He was right I had to quit running. It was only when I slowed down that I began to realize that no one had found a way out, but they had found peace in the middle of the storm. Have I quit running?
Meditation for the Heart
Sooner or later all addicts and alcoholics realize that the program is not a cure for their disease, but it can teach them a new way of living. Addiction continues to raise its ugly head from time to time even in recovery. It affects our thinking, our emotional response to situations, and our behavior. Our initial response may be to want run. In fellowship with others in the program and in turning our life over to “a Power Greater” than ourselves, we begin to realize that there is peace in the storm. Rather than desperately trying to find a way out, we begin to look for “His” guidance and peace in the middle of our pain and fear. Do I believe that I can find this peace if I stop running?
Petitions to my Higher Power
God

The program tells me to take it one step at a time. It does not tell me to run. Lord, help me this day to look for you in all that I do. Grant me the peace and serenity that is promised. Help me to know that nothing you ask is to hard.

Amen