Recovery Takes Time
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." - John Quincy Adams
As you know by now I go for a walk every morning. Today as I was walking and thinking about my recovery, how it was going, how was I feeling, and other issues in my life that were raising red flags for me, I got to thinking about sunrises.
Each and every morning the sun rises. Nature has given it a preset time. Some days we can see it rise, other days it rises in the mask of clouds. But every day it rises. Some mornings the redness of its' rising fills the sky in anticipation of another miracle. Other mornings daylight comes as if from some hidden source. As we see the first signs of daylight flickering on the horizon, there is no rush, no sudden appearance, just a slow and steady push upwards, until we finally see its' beauty. Even on the coldest of days, when the sun shows itself to us we feel a certain heat, natures way of showing that she cares about our feelings. Though the sun shows patience in its arrival, its' perseverance can split the clouds and bring a bright light to a somewhat dreary day.
Our individual recovery can be a mimic of the sun. Everyday that we open our eyes it will be there with us. Some days we will feel so good that our entire system will feel rejuvenated. On other days it will be hard for us to take our head from the pillow. When other people bring us down, we need to try harder to push upward. We cannot bring other people's problems into our lives. We can help other people, but we cannot become weighted by their turmoil. Just as the sun has patience in waiting for that time of arrival, we to must have patience with our recovery and with the people in our lives. And just as the sun shows perseverance in coming into full view, we must have perseverance in committing to a full recovery.
Most of us want things to be better yesterday. Most of us want the sun to shine everyday, no clouds, no rain. Unfortunately life is not like that, some days we will be the source of the clouds in our lives and some days other people will bring us down. It is at those times that we need to be strong. Many times the people in our lives don't understand that they need to share their feelings with us. They don't understand that communication is freedom. Talking, discussing, debating and resolving, that is how we move our recovery forward and that is how the people in our lives can help us move our relationships forward. If not the sun will always be masked with a cloud.
So as you move forward with your day, whether you are an addict or not, think of the sun, because above the clouds every day is a beautiful day.
As you know by now I go for a walk every morning. Today as I was walking and thinking about my recovery, how it was going, how was I feeling, and other issues in my life that were raising red flags for me, I got to thinking about sunrises.
Each and every morning the sun rises. Nature has given it a preset time. Some days we can see it rise, other days it rises in the mask of clouds. But every day it rises. Some mornings the redness of its' rising fills the sky in anticipation of another miracle. Other mornings daylight comes as if from some hidden source. As we see the first signs of daylight flickering on the horizon, there is no rush, no sudden appearance, just a slow and steady push upwards, until we finally see its' beauty. Even on the coldest of days, when the sun shows itself to us we feel a certain heat, natures way of showing that she cares about our feelings. Though the sun shows patience in its arrival, its' perseverance can split the clouds and bring a bright light to a somewhat dreary day.
Our individual recovery can be a mimic of the sun. Everyday that we open our eyes it will be there with us. Some days we will feel so good that our entire system will feel rejuvenated. On other days it will be hard for us to take our head from the pillow. When other people bring us down, we need to try harder to push upward. We cannot bring other people's problems into our lives. We can help other people, but we cannot become weighted by their turmoil. Just as the sun has patience in waiting for that time of arrival, we to must have patience with our recovery and with the people in our lives. And just as the sun shows perseverance in coming into full view, we must have perseverance in committing to a full recovery.
Most of us want things to be better yesterday. Most of us want the sun to shine everyday, no clouds, no rain. Unfortunately life is not like that, some days we will be the source of the clouds in our lives and some days other people will bring us down. It is at those times that we need to be strong. Many times the people in our lives don't understand that they need to share their feelings with us. They don't understand that communication is freedom. Talking, discussing, debating and resolving, that is how we move our recovery forward and that is how the people in our lives can help us move our relationships forward. If not the sun will always be masked with a cloud.
So as you move forward with your day, whether you are an addict or not, think of the sun, because above the clouds every day is a beautiful day.
posted by Taximan at 11:28 AM
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