Reflection
I spent three years in the rooms of twelve-step meetings, and the lesson that changed everything wasn’t about the substance; it was about my thinking.
James Allen wrote, “A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.”
For years, I had let distorted thoughts pass as truth, never questioning where they came from or where they were leading me. One thought that darn near killed me was, “Alcohol and drugs were the best way to calm my thinking and the subsequent anxiety that would follow my crazy thoughts.”
The steps became my training ground, teaching me to sort good from bad, healthy from unhealthy, victor from victim. I learned that whipping my addiction wasn’t just about abstaining; it was about rebuilding the way I saw myself, the world, and life’s situations.
For the past thirty-nine years, I’ve tried my best to start my day in the right state of mind (thinking), through prayer, journaling, meditation, and exercise…and when it gets off track, I always have the Holy Spirit (my equivalent to a twelve-step meeting back in the day) to tap into and get me back on track.
Tomorrow, September 1, is the beginning of National Recovery Month. It’s been a while since I’ve focused my blog on recovery, so I thought this was where I would go with my writing in September. If you know of someone who may benefit, please forward to them.
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2 (NIV)
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
