Post by Loving My Life on Oct 9, 2013 6:18:12 GMT -8
I heard this statement a few months ago and it really stuck in my head, and it gave me something to think about that I had not really thought about for awhile, and that was laughter, and I mean really sincere laughter, not forced laughter. And I realized that I had stopped laughing for awhile, and all of my energy was focused on my poa, and what was wrong with me, and why this relationship could not work out, and on and on and on with endless obsession about a unhealthy poa, and a unhealthy relationship.
I also heard them say, addiction is serious business, and we don't laugh anymore, this is a true sign that something is not right with this relationship. Our Higher Power gave us the ability to laugh and be happy, he did not give us the ability to be sad, this is a choice that we make for ourselves. Whenever there is pain in our life, we also have to options: two paths to follow: 1)pain and suffering? or 2)peace and serenity, (this path does not mean you will never have problems in your life anymore, it means you have grown enough to be able to deal with the pain, and the suffering is optional). I never knew this until about 3 years ago, I did not see 2 options, I only saw one, and it was pain and suffering, because this is how my whole life was, so it was comfortable for me. Well today I don't choose that road any longer, I choose peace and serenity now, and I have the tools in my toolbox to let this happen now, I rely on my Higher Power, I know this may sound foreign, but if you stick with your recovery long enough, you will begin to see how your life is changing, without much effort on your part, I share my experience, strength, and hope with everyone on this forum and in my daily life, I continue to go to meetings, and I am getting active in my community now, I have taken up crocheting once again, I have not done this in 40 years, but it will get me away from this computer for awhile. And yes I am laughing once again.
So I would like to know, and it you want to share please do this, if not then look and see when is the last time you really laughed?
Was it forced? or did it just come naturally to you? Did it feel strange when you did laugh?
When we can finally enjoy laughter again, this is the first true sign of healing on our recovery journey.
It is okay to be silly and act like a kid again. Stop taking yourself so seriously, and relax and enjoy yourself.
I also heard them say, addiction is serious business, and we don't laugh anymore, this is a true sign that something is not right with this relationship. Our Higher Power gave us the ability to laugh and be happy, he did not give us the ability to be sad, this is a choice that we make for ourselves. Whenever there is pain in our life, we also have to options: two paths to follow: 1)pain and suffering? or 2)peace and serenity, (this path does not mean you will never have problems in your life anymore, it means you have grown enough to be able to deal with the pain, and the suffering is optional). I never knew this until about 3 years ago, I did not see 2 options, I only saw one, and it was pain and suffering, because this is how my whole life was, so it was comfortable for me. Well today I don't choose that road any longer, I choose peace and serenity now, and I have the tools in my toolbox to let this happen now, I rely on my Higher Power, I know this may sound foreign, but if you stick with your recovery long enough, you will begin to see how your life is changing, without much effort on your part, I share my experience, strength, and hope with everyone on this forum and in my daily life, I continue to go to meetings, and I am getting active in my community now, I have taken up crocheting once again, I have not done this in 40 years, but it will get me away from this computer for awhile. And yes I am laughing once again.
So I would like to know, and it you want to share please do this, if not then look and see when is the last time you really laughed?
Was it forced? or did it just come naturally to you? Did it feel strange when you did laugh?
When we can finally enjoy laughter again, this is the first true sign of healing on our recovery journey.
It is okay to be silly and act like a kid again. Stop taking yourself so seriously, and relax and enjoy yourself.
