Accepting Change

Change is a word we hear oh so often. Whether we like it or not, things are going to change; we can influence how they change, and whether the change has positive direction for our life. There is much that directly affects our own well being that is within our control.

When the journey to a new life began for me, my life required change in dramatic fashion. It was going the wrong way at an accelerated pace. To say I was “sick and tired of being sick and tired” and irritable, restless and discontent would be putting it mildly. As these feeling increased, so did my use of alcohol and other mood altering substances and behaviours. No to be dramatic, but it was change, go totally insane, and possibly die.

I chose change, and am grateful that I did. From the changes I have made, and the sharing of experiences with many like me who have made long term change as well as input from “professionals” in the change business, I live using a Process of Creative Life Recovery. This process can be learned.
“The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places - time to adjust to another level of living, time to get our balance, time to enjoy the rewards. We have time to catch our breath.

But change is inevitable, and desirable.

Sometimes, when the winds of change begin to rustle, we're not certain the change is for the better. We may call it stress or a temporary condition, certain we'll be restored to normal. Sometimes, we resist. We tuck our head down and buck the wind, hoping that things will quickly calm down, get back to the way things were. Is it possible we're being prepared for a new "normal"?

Change will sweep through our life, as needed, to take us where we're going. We can trust that our Higher Power has a plan in mind, even when we don't know where the changes are leading.
We can trust that the change-taking place is good. The wind will take us where we need to go.”

Today, help me, Higher Power of my understanding, to let go of my resistance to change. Help me be open to the process. Help me believe that the place I'll be dropped off will be better than the place where I was picked up. Help me surrender, trust, and accept, even if I don't understand.

Each day I seek positive change from where I was yesterday and those many years ago. As long as I focus on my recovery process for a part of each day and ask for help, a little progress seems to occur.