~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
05/22 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When I first listened to people in The Program talking freely and honestly about themselves, I was stunned. Their stories of their own addictive escapades, of their own secret fears, and of their own gnawing loneliness were literally mind-blowing for me. I discovered -- and hardly dared believe it at first -- that I'm not alone. I'm not all that different from eveybody else and, in fact, we're all very much the same. I began to sense that I do belong somewhere, and my loneliness began to leave me. DO I TRY TO GIVE TO OTHERS WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN FREELY TO ME?
TODAY I PRAY
May I begin to see, as the life stories of my friends in The Program unfold for me, that our similarities are far more startling than our differences. As I listen to their accounts of addiction and recovery, may I experience often that small shock of recognition, a "hey-that's-me!" feeling that is quick to chase away my separateness. May I become a wholehearted member of the group, giving and taking in equal parts.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Sameness, not differences.
When I first listened to people in The Program talking freely and honestly about themselves, I was stunned. Their stories of their own addictive escapades, of their own secret fears, and of their own gnawing loneliness were literally mind-blowing for me. I discovered -- and hardly dared believe it at first -- that I'm not alone. I'm not all that different from eveybody else and, in fact, we're all very much the same. I began to sense that I do belong somewhere, and my loneliness began to leave me. DO I TRY TO GIVE TO OTHERS WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN FREELY TO ME?
TODAY I PRAY
May I begin to see, as the life stories of my friends in The Program unfold for me, that our similarities are far more startling than our differences. As I listen to their accounts of addiction and recovery, may I experience often that small shock of recognition, a "hey-that's-me!" feeling that is quick to chase away my separateness. May I become a wholehearted member of the group, giving and taking in equal parts.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Sameness, not differences.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
i hope it's ok to reply. they told me when i started this journey that i needed to "identify in" if i wanted to make it. it was so easy to find ways to feel different and discouraged, but once i started looking for ways i was the same, that was so easy too! in fact now there's almost no experiencei feel like i can't identify with in some way! and that's a great feeling, to be part of a community or a group of people, or even just one other person, to have common ground and not be outside.
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