Serenity
Boring!
10/Jul/08
When I got into recovery and started hearing
about serenity, my first thought was,
"Boring!" I'd been living a
roller-coaster life of emotional highs and lows.
It was insane, but it was also exciting. One of
the things to which I was addicted was chaos. As
weird as it seems now, what little comfort I had
was derived from the familiarity of my insanity
and my pain.
But I got with the program any way. I went to meetings, worked the Steps, prayed, and meditated—and, slowly at first, I began to experience moments of serenity in my life. I decided that I liked that pleasant but, for me, unusual feeling.
Serenity became a goal, one that I sought one day at a time. That process has been anything but boring. The spiritual growth I've experienced has been much more satisfying than the old roller coaster ride. I thank God every day for the priceless gift of serenity.
But I got with the program any way. I went to meetings, worked the Steps, prayed, and meditated—and, slowly at first, I began to experience moments of serenity in my life. I decided that I liked that pleasant but, for me, unusual feeling.
Serenity became a goal, one that I sought one day at a time. That process has been anything but boring. The spiritual growth I've experienced has been much more satisfying than the old roller coaster ride. I thank God every day for the priceless gift of serenity.
—Anonymous