One of the gifts of this program I would have to think is peace of mind. I don’t know, if I ever thought about that before. Probably because I never could have ever hoped for anything like that. Yet, when I got in here, there it was.
It’s something that I never ever spend time thinking about. It’s not always there, unless I do what I’m supposed to be doing. That is living this program the way I’ve been shown. Putting this program into action and practicing these principles in all of my affairs. When I do, there it is. Peace of mind.
I came into this program with all the insanity twenty years of alcoholic drinking can give to a drunk like me. The mess in my head, my body, and my spirit was probably at the maximum. It’s a wonder I got sober and never drank again. But I did. That too is one of the amazing gifts I was given, besides peace of mind. And then there was the gift of having that black hole within me filled from within and coming to know a power greater than myself. The spiritual way of life. And then life itself.
One of the things I discovered was that peace of mind did not come overnight. Like the rest of this program, time took time. It also took some effort on my part. to put this program into action. Gradually I began to realize what I had been given. I know that I’m not cured. I also know that I’m still human and have the problems all alcoholics have, regardless of how long they have been sober.
The reason all this came up was because I stopped and thought for a minute and guess what? There it was. Peace of mind. I realized that at any given moment, if I’m willing to put aside my defects, my emotions, my feelings, and become willing to think along spiritual lines there it is. Especially, if I am grateful for all I have been given. Doesn’t matter how I’m feeling at the moment. It just is. Living a sober life is a wonderful way to live.