Today's thought is:

Life is not life at all without delight.
-- Coventry Patmore

Newcomer
I'm tired of following the same routines week after week, month after
month. I've been thinking about taking a trip for a few days. I know,
I know, you warned me about geographic changes. But I want to do
something different.

Sponsor
Congratulations, I'm glad that you're planning to have some fun, and
that you're not using program wisdom to beat yourself with.

Change is good for us. It can help wake up and refresh our spirits,
show us things we haven't seen before, give us a new perspective on
our ordinary lives. We can travel thousands of miles or stay close to
home, as long as we take the principles and habits of recovery with
us. Wherever we are, we can read a piece of program literature, pray
for help staying in recovery, or phone our sponsors. The loving
guidance of our Higher Power goes with us.

As we travel, it may be possible to attend meetings of our own Twelve
Step fellowship or an open meeting of one of the many other Twelve
Step programs. We can get listings ahead of time by making phone calls
to our own program headquarters, and we can check local newspapers and
phone directories when we arrive. Belonging to this fellowship is a
little bit like having a membership in an international club; we can
meet the locals, wherever we go, by attending a meeting. The faces may
be different, but the program is the same.

Today, I refresh my spirit by trying something unfamiliar.





You are reading from the book:



If You Want What We Have by Joan Larkin