August 14

Sorry to burst your pink cloud, but being sober is not about being happy. We hear people talk about being “happy” all the time in the rooms of recovery. Some people will complain about not being happy like it will bring happiness! Ha! This journey is not about being happy at all. This is the most challenging, most difficult thing you may ever do, and the results don’t always equate to happiness or anything close to it. So, what do you get? You get the opportunity to experience everything in high fidelity. To feel it all fully in the cold light of sobriety. You get to experience the highs, lows, and everything in between with a level head and enthusiastic heart. To wake up each day with an assured knowledge of your sense of self that comes with a vague understanding of your purpose. If being sober were just about being happy, we’d be selling ourselves short. Don’t you think?

Reflections

How attractive is your life in sobriety? Are you disturbed or fascinated with your life today? Isn’t it all so wonderful?

Daily Challenge

Be happy you’re not happy today.