June 13

”Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert Collier

Somewhere along the way in my growing up, my idea of success got skewed. It became something that I felt entitled to, and that should come pretty much instantaneously when I wanted it. It would not require any effort on my part or any commitment – it should simply fall out of the sky and into my lap. And I wonder why recovery was hard at first? The steps have shown me that true success, the kind that really means something and is worthwhile, doesn’t happen by magic. It comes from the endeavours that I fully engage in – body, mind, and soul. It happens through countless tasks, small achievements, temporary setbacks and even outright failures. It is a reward of perseverance and sticking to what I believe in. These days, success is not even about what I want. It is about the will of my Higher Power that I am constantly praying and meditating to discover and follow. I now trust that the God of my understanding will show me how best to serve, and that is the greatest success I could ever hope to achieve.

Affirmation It works if you work it, and I will never go wrong doing the will of my Higher Power.