Living
"It is not death we should fear, but never beginning to live." - Marcus Aurelius
For
years, I did not really live: I simply existed. What many people take
for granted I did not have: friends, vacations, job satisfaction,
gratitude, family, communication, and love of self. An aspect of my
disease was thinking I was happy without any evidence. Indeed, my
lifestyle indicated progressive isolation. That is illusion. A
recovering alcoholic shared that early in recovery he saw a sunset and
remarked, "How long has that been happening?" Like him, I missed so
much! Life can be lived or endured-the choice is mine. My spiritual
recovery means every day I reach out to life and grasp it, hold it,
smell it-and smile.
God of Life, let my living be the glory of the day.
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