Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024
Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
The world has more depth in autumn. So, it seems, does my soul.
-- Jane Nakken
The earth prepares to rest when autumn comes. Trees shed their leaves, flowers drop their blooms, grass grows more slowly. This can be likened to our own periods of quiet contemplation when we outgrow old ideas and prepare for new direction in our life.
It's good that we have resting periods. We can't know where or how far we want to go if we haven't taken time to measure how far we have come. The fall of the year is a good time to do another Fourth Step inventory.
What's the point of repeated inventories? Sponsors tell us that growth is never ending and that we can direct it best if we clearly know where we are right now. The only certain way of knowing that is through careful assessment of who we are today. Let's stop and rest and contemplate our journey. Then let's plan for the next leg.
My quiet times will inspire my journey today. I will be prepared for a new direction if that feels right.
Hazelden Foundation
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