My morning ritual here in the mountains in Pagosa Springs is very much a part of how the rest of my day goes. In the winter time my first thing after the first cup of coffee is poured is to get the fire started for the day. And of course you are asking what does this have to do with being on a road to recovery. On a day like today when the temperatures are at about 17 degrees and another major storm is moving our direction it is the way I stay warm.
Each morning I start out by cleaning out the old ashes from the fire the day before, at times I can use that as a metaphor for not carrying the gook of the day into the new day. It is my least favorite part of the process. But once I get that done I know that what I do to create a strong base for the fire will determine how well the fire gets started and how long it will take before the chill comes off of the morning here at Tapestry Lodge.
When we are active in our addiction we generally start the day with a bunch of gook (how do you spell it!!), residual evidence from the night o day before, emotional stuff that we carry with us into the new day, or just feeling like crap from the lack of quality sleep.
As women in recovery I realize that clearing the day, getting ready to start the fire of your life requires discipline and time, and at times you don’t have that. If you look however at the fact that you won’t be warm (sober), be able to start something new(passion) with out clearing the old soot and ash out of your life I think you will see how important this daily ritual is. I get a nice reminder here each morning during the winter months.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:32 am
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Karen Halls