Trudging the Road of Happy Destiny

About Me

Life on Life's Terms from addiction to recovery

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1. But for the Grace of God there go I

   It seems to be much easier to look around and notice what I think is wrong.  The shortcomings that I am so willing to point out because I think I know how circumstances should be seem to be so apparent.  Today it is with gratitude that I reflect upon the what it was like part of my story.  I was stuck in a bitter morass of self pity with seemingly nowhere to go.  The solution to this misery was the only one I knew which brought me to the inevitable end.  This end was really the commencement of a way of life better than I could have imagined.  It is not as if everything today is a walk in the park but it is living, breathing, and experiencing the ups and downs of life.  I do get to live life on life’s terms and feel the full range of emotions, not always pleasant, but I am present for them.  I have been given a gift that I only get to continue to enjoy if I continue to be willing to freely give it away as it was given to me.  I can look around and notice what is wrong but really if I look deep enough I can see that everything is more than ok, the day is an amazing gift.  Life today is nothing but opportunities.  Every breath is a gift that was not a guarantee just a short time ago.  It is easy to rely upon the Devine Power that has delivered me to the solution in which I now live when life is smooth and easy but the true test of faith comes when circumstances are not as I think they should be.

   Today I will focus on what it was like while I am experiencing the present moment in an effort to bring gratitude into each breath.