Mindful Monday!

So this life I lead today comes with a price, but the price is small compared to the price I paid to get here!  A dear friend and I always discuss this line:  "There's A Price To Be Paid".  This line ties into Mindful Mondays for me.  Recovery today is simple.  I do a few simple things everyday that were suggested to me 7 years ago, and I try my best to remain teachable. 

Step 3 for me is my relief.  I am no longer in charge, and I welcome that with open arms.  If my will is not aligned daily, and if I don't humble myself before something greater than myself and turn my will and my direction over, then I have stopped taking the suggestions gifted to me years ago, and that is a selfishness that I don't have the luxury of today.

Today I maintain what I have by gladly doing a few simple things instead of doing what I used to do, which was insane.  Every day I practice steps 3, 6, and 7.  I practice 10 when needed, which is not as often as it used to be because of steps 3, 6, 7.  Steps 11 and 12 are gifts bestowed upon me by this wonderful program and my Higher Power.

I use them daily, and I am reminded that I cannot keep what I have unless I give it away.  We carry a message of hope, and for a guy like me, a little hope went a long way.  It all started with someone doing step 12 for me.  They saved my life, and for that I am eternally grateful, so I continue to do as was suggested and carry that message.  DO WORK!