Aloha and welcome to the sobriety rocks podcast, I’m your host, Kirk Waterman. Today we talk about Finding Your Resting Place
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. said, “Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.”
Yesterday’s A.A. Daily Reflections talked about “A Resting Place”. When I was a kid, there was so much chaos, confusion, and anxiety in our home, that it was not the ‘resting place’, that many of my peers’ homes were.
Luckily, I participated in so many activities, that I was able to find my ‘safe haven” in many places. From athletics, to academics, music, art, student government, social settings, and a wide variety of outdoor activities, I was able to escape, even if only temporarily.
When the older kids in my neighborhood finally gave me alcohol and marijuana for the first time, it took away my fear almost immediately, and quickly became my go to source to escape. For years after that, alcohol and drugs provided me a temporary resting place, during even the most turbulent times.
Then, one day, no matter what I did, I couldn’t escape the agony and disappointment of my life, and the rooms of recovery opened before me. At first, I found a temporary resting place from the pain and misery I had been experiencing.
But, once I got a taste of the immense relief other people were experiencing, I fully committed to recovery. Sure enough, as soon as I did, I began experiencing the same reprieve and found my safe haven.
Throughout my years in recovery, the universe has continued to place immense challenges before me. Through them all, I’ve stayed in the middle of recovery, been completely taken care of, and had a safe resting place wherever I go.
So, no matter what challenges you may be going through, no matter who may be causing them, or how bad they may be, know that there’s relief and a resting place for you, right here in the rooms of recovery.
Today we close with a brief guided meditation to help bring us more confidence. So please get comfortable, close your eyes, take a few slow, deep breaths, and join me.
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