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| "The Moon lifts the spell" from The Oasis: An Arabian Fairytale choreographed by Karen McLane |
“A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an
unforgiving nightmare to the jeweled vision of a life started anew.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams
Charise’s Turn:
Someone
I know is in recovery, working the twelve step program for addiction. Would that
we all reach a point in life – hopefully not rock bottom, but often it’s the
depth you have to go to get back up again – where we give attention to our
habits, our choices, our beliefs, and our lies to ourselves.
Recovery, to me, is a stopping point where you cease your mindless doing, where you understand you’ve reached the “no outlet” road you’ve been on and back up, or better yet, get out of the vehicle driving you and walk one step at a time in the grace of humility -- without a clue, but at least wanting something different than what you keep repeating in a cycle of addiction. You want to give it a rest.
Recovery, to me, is a stopping point where you cease your mindless doing, where you understand you’ve reached the “no outlet” road you’ve been on and back up, or better yet, get out of the vehicle driving you and walk one step at a time in the grace of humility -- without a clue, but at least wanting something different than what you keep repeating in a cycle of addiction. You want to give it a rest.
We
can expand the concept of recovery to what you want to recover in your life
right now. It’s a big question. Often at the beginning of a new year we make
intentions. What I've learned by witnessing the success of the twelve step program is this: don't skip the rest that’s needed in order to make a change.
Get Fired Up:
What
do you want to recover in your life? Let yourself rest in the intention of this
question. Daily, for a while. Give
it time to become clear.
“No longer forward nor behind I look in hope or fear; But, grateful, take the good I find, the best of now and here.“
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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