[MajestyJo]

Sunday, December 14, 2014

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go


Clear Thinking

Strive for clear thinking. Many of us have had our thinking clouded by denial. Some of us have even lost faith in ourselves because we've spent a degree of time in denial. But losing faith in our thinking isn't going to help us. What we need to lose faith in is denial.

We didn't resort to denial - either of someone else's problem or our own - because we were deficient. Denial, the shock absorber for the soul, protects us until we are equipped to cope with reality.

Clear thinking and recovery don't mean we will never resort to denial. Denial is the first step toward acceptance, and for most of our life, we will be striving to accept something.

Clear thinking means we don't allow ourselves to become immersed in negativity or unrealistic expectations. We stay connected to other recovering people. We go to our meetings, where peace of mind and realistic support are available. We work the Steps, pray, and meditate.

We keep our thinking on track by asking our Higher Power to help us think clearly - not by expecting Him, or someone else, to do our thinking for us.

Today, I will strive for balanced, clear thought in all areas of my life.

This is where I have been at lately. It describes it to a "T" and my thought is why can't I put it into words like that. Balance has never been my strong point and it is a daily struggle, so I guess that is why each day I have to struggle to find acceptance. It is a one day at a time program. Just before I found acceptance for something last week or a month ago, doesn't mean I find it easy to find acceptance in today for the same thing. I feel that I should and tend to be a bit short with myself because it isn't always ready available and in short supply some days. Some days I just have to accept where I am at, and go from there and go to my Higher Power and be grateful.