Creating Recovery

The music starts. We feel the urge. We move.

Why?

We’re part of the dance. How can we not respond?

Why are certain people, places and things put in our path?

We may not know. At least, not immediately.

I took a step, tripped over the cat and dumped his water dish. “Damn!” I thought as I threw down a towel to soak up the mess. “Just what I needed first thing in the morning. Now, what could there possibly be for me to learn from this? Slow down? Wake up?” Then it occurred to me that maybe there wasn’t anything to learn. Perhaps the cat simply needed water.

~Author’s Notes

Life is a dance, a series of interconnected events, one step leading to the next. It’s not all about our own needs. It’s not all about the needs of others. And it doesn’t always make sense. It doesn’t have to. As we recover, we begin to understand that we’re part of something larger than ourselves. Sometimes our role is simply to keep up with the beat, even when we’re dancing in the dark.

I am part of something meaningful. Every step I take is precious to myself and to others.