August 5

”When a man finds no peace within himself it is impossible to find it elsewhere.” La Rochefoucauld

Many in the program refer to a “hole in the soul”, a void or some other description of the part of their being that their addiction, in temporary measure, has helped them to cope with during their lives. For me I have come to recognize it as my spiritual centre, where my addiction was effecting in severing the ties to my Higher Power while replacing Him with false idols. I know I have tried many ways to complete this missing piece of my wholeness, all pulled from external sources, to try and feel complete. Today as I am reconnecting to the God of my understanding, I am realizing more that the hole was not so much an emptiness as a denial of the parts of me that allowed my belief, faith and trust in my Higher Power. I am uncovering talents, abilities and values that my addiction covered up to keep me under its control. The power of serenity comes first from within. Now that I am living in sobriety, working my program, and my thoughts, deeds and actions are better aligned, peace and harmony are radiating from an internal source of power. I need not rely on external sources to fulfill all my needs; God has let His light shine in me.

Affirmation I am a vessel for my Higher Power and when I let Him work through me, I can find peace, serenity and love.