waking up...

the greatest thing about waking up in the morning, or late morning...(lol), is that you wake up without a hangover...

there is another kind of hangover however; it is an emotional one. if we acted in ways that are inharmonious to our recovery the day before, we will surely feel it in our being upon awakening.

now that recovery is less about the drugs and alcohol, and more about our emotional reactions and behaviour, it presents a chance for us to really look within ourselves with that rigorous honesty that is the tool to recreating our lives now.

we must 'get right' with ourselves and our 'higher power' before we can truly 'get right' with another...

as we continue practicing self-honesty, and work on us...amazing things start to happen...we begin to be a part of, instead of apart...we begin to care for others in a genuine way, and we think less of ourselves...and we inevitably intuit that the Spirit of the Universe is definitely doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves...

we begin laughing more, losing ourselves in service to others...

this does not mean that we do not take care of ourselves...every morning is spent in prayer and meditation to improve our contact with that power greater than ourselves...however; we have come to believe that God knows what is best for us, and so we leave the things we cannot change to God...and just go and wash those dirty dishes!

starlightjustfortoday...

being IT...

grace and gratitude...essence of being...

justfortoday...

always, star...

doing 'stuff' differently...

this is what life today is all about in recovery...

change, change, and more change!

use too...i did not like change...unless of course i was uncomfortable where i was...and in the beginning of my sobriety...anything was better than where i was, so i pretty much enjoyed that pink cloud i was on!

life is an adventure...an awesome awakening to what is...

i use to hate waking up...and getting out of bed in the mornings...so, i would sleep till late morning...and still did not want to get up!

here recently, been doing some stuff differently, and have been waking up early...and in a pleasant frame of mind! go figure!

just more evidence that this recovery 'stuff' really does work!

justfortoday...star...*smiles

no tears in heaven...

sobriety is about learning to live life on life's terms.

this means not escaping.

sometimes life is painful; this is a fact of life.

moments of pain must be walked through.

this does not mean that suffering has to be a place for the mind to dwell.

it has been said that many in recovery find that they need look no further for Utopia...

this is what i have found...it is just that my heaven has tears today...for how can i otherwise know joy and happiness...

the gift of grace is peace even through the storms that life brings...

i don't want a heaven today without compassion and yes...tears.

living life...truly living...is in accepting whatever the Universe brings to you...

starlightjustfortoday...