As we age, even those of us with perfect eyesight will generally lose some of our acuity, but this loss is usually replaced with inner vision. This is the time of life when we are meant to turn inside and take what are sometimes the very first steps of a journey that cannot be traced on a map. We call upon intuition and feel our way along a path that ultimately carries us beyond the realm we can see with our eyes and into the land of spirit. ~Daily Om
I sorta like this growing older thing. My body aches in places I didn't know existed, and my mind--which used to be sharp as a tack--is often on vacation. And I don't know if it is because I got sober and things that used to be important just aren't all that important anymore. Or if it is just age creeping up on me. I am so much more introspective, have a desire for things to move at a slower pace and have lost interest in possessions. Give me a nice meal, some laughter with friends in front of the television, some instant message chat with my beloved sister, a favorite CD playing in the background as I paint. Just give me some simple things and I am happy.
It can be as simple as sitting in my chair, in my home group, surrounded by the same men and women day by day. Give me some familiarity and let me just sit and absorb all the truly great stuff that has become my life. Let there be the occasional tear that springs from a gratitude I have found through faith and trust that lets me know my heart is still expanding and tries to squeeze a little more love into it each day. Tears of gratitude are not salty at all. They hold the secret.
I am grateful my Higher Power has shared those secrets with me.
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You seem to be in a spiritual zone that I doubt I will ever achieve. But that's OK because our journeys are on different paths. At least we'll end up at the same finish line.
I'm happy to count you among my sober friends.
That was excellent sugar bean.
I love familiarity, it's comforting to me. I still make ice tea in my grandma's pitcher, that my mother used when I was growing up. It's just a pitcher, but I've touched it and washed it a thousand times or more...and I just like that.
I love being beloved. And I love you.
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you are a gift and your blog has been the best present i've ever received from Him this year
"I am so much more introspective, have a desire for things to move at a slower pace and have lost interest in possessions. Give me a nice meal, some laughter with friends ... a favorite CD playing in the background ... just give me some simple things and I am happy."
AMEN...
wow YOU... you are in the GOD ZONE baby!!!!! I dig it! You obviously dig it! Thank you for sharing your serenity... what is your fav CD?
hmmm I will have to check that our Scotty... mine is BUCK CHERRY CRAZY BITCH! LOL it has a good fast tune that makes me smile LOL
Since I got sober I've realized I must have arthritis, but the mental and spiritual healing is worth every ache and pain.
I cook using my mom's Guardian Service Ware set that she bought in 1949. I remember her fixing meals with it when I was little. Even though she's gone now, I feel that wonderful connection with her when I pull out her old cookware.
I spent many years pursuing senseless, trendy, expensive things, but I've found that the most fulfilling things in my life are the simplest...like becoming friends with you.
I woke up in a warm and comfortable bed that I said a little prayer of thanks for this morning. It was truly wonderful.
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