Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Then through the thunderous silence, we may be able to hear a still, small voice, and words will be born anew. — Madeleine L’Engle
A recovering addict described his isolation like this: “I used to walk into my apartment at the end of the day and be acutely aware that no one was there. I wanted to cry because I felt so lonely. It never occurred to me that I wasn’t alone — because I was there.”
There’s a difference between being alone and being isolated. Learning how to be alone is a risk, but it’s worth taking. When we are content with what we’re doing, solitude restores us. Looking out the window at a tree or a cloud is productive if it nurtures us.
We find out who we are by spending time alone. It gives us the chance to think, to dream, to talk with our Higher Power. It enables us to know the wonder of who we are. Alone, we can experience self-acceptance, direction, wisdom, and peace. Alone, we can be created anew. But to isolate is to risk self-destruction. Which will it be today?
I will take time for myself today. I need not fear being alone because I never am.
Hazelden Foundation
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