my daily reflections…

i remember my sponsors gentle words as i started my journey into step 12. he said, “read a vision for you” and now, ya have to live it joel.” the sense of peace within had already begun and i felt i was ready to take the bull by the horns even stronger. i can still recall how that feelin of enlightenment made me feel within. i had faced some hard truths about me and made amends to others and myself. forgiveness, hope, a genuine love for life, and its wonders wasnt only a hope, it became my reality. today, so many years later, ive done my best to fulfill what my sponsor said to me so early in my recovery. i am still doin this thing we do and have faced even tougher battles of self than i can recount. i have grown holistically in so many ways; with all of this, i only know and understand a little. if someone had said, back in the days of doin my dirt, i could feel the sense of serenity i was experiencin without drugs or alcohol, ida called em a liar. today, this serenity and peace, this spiritual awakenin as a result of the twelve spiritual principles of recovery, is my reality. 1 day @ a time…