I’m taking a class at church with the title, “Fight Back with Joy.” It seems like an odd choice of words yet I have come to understand that just because I stopped drinking, it did not guarantee me a problem-free life but rather the tools to handle life’s challenges. Statement 11 has awakened me to the fact it is awareness of the joy in life that requires our attention.
One of the exercises in this class was to identify what we would do if we were given a certain amount of time. After I made my list, I realized that there was actually nothing stopping me from doing any of the things I listed except now I had a time line. It’s not as though I didn’t really know this already but seeing it in writing, made it so much clearer.
Statement 11 is about celebrating more, regretting less and DOING. It is all of the quotes at the beginning of this message. I made a list of regrets a while ago and, again, seeing it in writing helped me to realize that I was still holding on to things that could not be changed rather than using that energy to add enthusiasm to my life, to search for what brings me joy today.
Perhaps starting with simple joys is a way to start. The chirping of birds in the early morning, the sound of waves or rain on the roof. It is the awareness that leads us further into appreciation, action, and treasuring those moments.
How about starting with answering these “sensory” questions:
I love the taste of:
I love the sight of:
I love the feel of:
I love the smell of:
I love the sound of:
-WFS Member
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