Monday, January 9, 2012

Intend to Know Your Heart



One of the things that I love about sobriety is we start to get involved in dreaming about a beautiful future for ourselves.  And, what I am learning is that “the future, is no place to be(Dave Mathews Band.)”  There is a fine line between taking the time to set goals, dream and plan for the future and becoming centered in the future.  The key in sobriety and in life is to stay centered in the day and still have a dynamic and beautiful growing vision for the future.  There is a stark difference between our “small designs and plans(big book) and our Higher Power’s vision for our life.  One indicator is where in your body you are feeling your vision.  If it is in your head and before long it is making you crazy trying to figure out how you(yourself) are going to make it happen – forget about it…. This is surely a part of your small plans and designs.  If the vision feels like it is rising from the base of your belly or your heart and it feels bigger than life and it is informing you with inspirations and ideas beyond your wildest imaginings – then you know you have tapped into the vision for your life.  If none of this is making any sense at all then please sit down and ask your HP directly – what is your idea of my life?  It will reveal the answers to you through feelings, through images, even through smells, tastes and sounds in some cases…. It will reveal it to you through someone’s word or action, in the quite of your meditation…. It will use every avenue possible to inform you of your life vision.  So begin to ask the question : What is the Divine idea of my life?  What must I become in order to facilitate this vision?  What must I let go of to be in service to the vision for my life?  What gifts, talents and attributes are already in place? ** please note that these questions are a set of questions developed by Michael Beckwith and it is called the Life Visioning Process.  It is an excellent way to works steps 2 and 3 in the program where the idea of God’s will for our life can seem very vague and perhaps even a little daunting.  Also, begin to notice as I mentioned above – where am I feeling this in my body.  If you spend most of your time in your head…. it’s ok and for a lot of us “really smart alcoholics” we love being identified with our intelligence and to live in our mind.  Perhaps we aren’t even aware that there are other energetic centers to live from in our being.  Well, I discovered something on my way – and that is that the heart and intuition are more intelligent and far more powerful than the mind could every be so my suggestion is begin to know your heart.  Simply intend to know your heart.  Begin to hear it’s whisper and begin to allow it to be your guide.  Your life in sobriety will open like a lotus flower and life will begin to taste sweet like you have never imagined.  Blessings of Love and Light to you this day!

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