Awake Spiritually? Done the Work-You will Be!

Happy Independence Day to my American friends. Enjoy!!

Even journaling today in red, white and blue.

I love going through the steps and doing a review. I have done a written review for myself on many occasions, and this is the first time I’ve been through the steps where my journal is public. A way to be more accountable and transparent, and hopefully some of what I have shared has helped others. I try to be simple.

The final step is in several parts. As I complete this part of the journey again, I’ll spend a couple of sessions on the final step.

Of huge importance, I was promised a spiritual awakening as a result of doing the step work.

What was I to expect? Burning bushes?

I was fortunate that I had had some very meaningful and deep spiritual experiences over early recovery. The changes in me were a miracle, and re-establishing contact with a higher power within and outside of me was incredible.

What I understand today was the concept of “spiritual awakening” as it applies to my life.

I have worked the steps to the best of my ability. I found out who I was and found love for myself again. I had squared up with a lot of the wreckage I had created through self-centered, dishonest living filled with fears and resentments. I had learned new and healthier principles. Hope and serenity were once again a part of life. Things were brighter and clearer.

I had undergone a profound personality change, and the change was for the better.

I had started the recovery of life journey spiritually bankrupt and in denial of any higher power that had significant meaning and purpose in my life.

At this juncture of my journey (with steps almost done), I loved the conscious contact I had with a higher power who I knew was with me. I had really started a relationship that made me spiritually rich, and gave me hope and serenity back in my life. I accepted help from my higher power and people that were put in my life. New Behavior!!

The proof of the reality of the change is time. I have been free from the cravings for my mood altering behaviors for an extended period of time. I live life on the terms that are there, I play the cards I’m dealt. I truly enjoy living and helping others undergo transformation in their lives. The awakening was not a flash in the pan; it has remained with me each day for many years.

So to me, a “spiritual awakening” is simple to put into words, and wonderful to experience. Simply put, it’s a whole new attitude and outlook towards life, a new way of living that is better than I had ever expected. I am awake spiritually, and this is a life after I had had spiritual death!

For those who do the work and do it thoroughly, there is a promise. You will experience a spiritual awakening. Have you experienced it, or are you interested in waking up spiritually??

I offer help based on personal experience.