Another year has passed. I got to have another year. I´ve been soul searching all day for what to write in this post that marks my 29 year celebration of my personal journey of recovery.
And given previous years notes of this day (that you can find some of in my blog), this year I don´t have a lot of words. One main one comes to mind – and heart, more than any else. Gratitude. And as I just wrote that, a couple of other words came up; Awe. Grace. Wonder. All connected to the fact that I am still here, I am alive and very well.
Hope. Living in recovery of the disease of addiction is a daily gift. I live this life one day at a time. Practising the spiritual principles of this program of action, and good things – great things come to pass. And most of those aren´t even “things”. They are relational. About connection. To myself and to others. On levels I didn´t know existed before. Deeper and wider and fuller over time.
I love my life today. What I do for a living, where I live, the creatures I have in my life, who get my love and attention, some have 4 and some have 2 legs…
I love how I continue to learn and grow, through my endless curiosity. How I have and am sharpening my work skills as well as my life skills, for they are connected, yet separate. I walk my talk….
New friends, old friends. All sort of relationships. We are hard wired for connection. We ARE here to connect. It takes a village, this life. We need each other.
I. Need. You.
And I am so grateful for “knowing” this – in my heart (where the really important knowledge lives).
I have peace. I have serenity. This is me.
Lotta CBT Lifecoach 