November
It’s a long trip to serenity. I better start right now.
~ Jill Clark
Serenity often comes easiest when the search for it has ended. “Letting go and letting God” works.
What’s so appealing about serenity? After all, most of us liked living on the edge before we got sober; thrill-seeking was a favorite pastime. We don’t have to renounce excitement to desire serenity. But that’s how it feels at first. It’s possible too that we may not recognize serenity on its first visit. Some even mistake it for boredom. But the ease of our lives, after we grow accustomed to it, makes serenity as sought-after as excitement used to be.
Serenity allows us to appreciate more fully every aspect of our journey. Each person we encounter, every situation that calls to us, gets far more of our attention when we are calm, quiet, and focused. Only with the gift of serenity can we be all three.
Being serene is worth the effort, when we let our Higher Power do the work of living.
© 1994 by Hazelden Foundation
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