Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94
When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My evolution in the A.A. program has taught me that I must experience the inner change, however painful, that eventually guides me from selfishness to selflessness. If I am to have serenity, I must STEP my way past emotional turmoil and its subsequent hangover, and be grateful for continuing spiritual progress.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
THANK YOU DOLL!!! Boy did I need to hear this today. My relationship of the last five years plus is breaking. I am indeed in an emotional upheaval trying to find some resolution emotionally and physically (like a place to live). I am extremely happy that I'm sober during this time that I must make these critical decisions. Everything is as it should be. Growth does not come without pain. This too shall pass...Tim
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"We posess the eyes through which the universe gazes with wonder upon its own majesty."
I sure hope the best for you. Maybe at some point you can see this as an 'adveture'? I know it must be rough right now, though. You are right, it is a blessing that we can be sober while going through these changes and making these decisions. All the best to you.
