Trudging the Road of Happy Destiny

About Me

Life on Life's Terms from addiction to recovery

Blogs I follow:

1. Gratitude

   The antidote to fear, anxiety, uncertainty, anger, resentment, and a whole host of other responses that take me out of the sunlight of the spirit, is Gratitude.  When I take time to pause, relax, take it easy and reflect upon what I have to be Grateful for there is no room for anything other than a deep sense of security and comfort.  Today life is life and when I add judgments like “fair” or “unfair” I miss the beauty of each moment.  Life just is and then it is not.  Today I get to experience “all the realities and verities of existence” and it is ok.  My first and overpowering instinct is to avoid any discomfort whether I run or isolate or numb.  My initial response is to try and not experience.  Today I realize that when I face life as it washes over me I am able to experience the full range of what it is, without judgment or expectation.  Fear is a corrosive thread that makes up much of the fabric of my life and it is by walking in Gratitude that I can move beyond the limitations of fear into a more full experience of what is.  For so long life was a competition and a race to get from point A to point B yet this illusion left me on a hamster wheel.  I realize today the journey isn’t about the destination of point B but rather the “to”.  This wonderful ride can end at any moment and with Gratitude in the moments there is an absence of regret or reserve.  

   Today I will strive in the moments of fear to pause, relax, take it easy, and search for the Gratitude.