We continue to focus on the ways to sustain and nourish hope in our lives. We can rely on people to sustain our hope. Who do we associate with? Are we surrounding ourselves with people of hope? When I experience difficult moments, I find it challenging to pray, but people pray for me. When we are in a hollow, dark place, do we have people looking in on us?
I have a supportive family, friends, and support group members who are there for me – people of hope. Pam Sirinek says, ” Something for you to think about: who are you surrounding yourself with and grounding (yourself) with. I surround myself with people of hope to help me remember God (higher power) is with us.”
When we are hopeful, we carry ourselves differently and act differently. We shine while interacting with other people. If we have a person in our lives who is hopeless, be in their presence and listen to them. We can give them our compassion, kindness, and love. We can be their person of hope.
Pam says, “Gratitude builds hope – count our blessings be grateful for the lives that we have. Even in the darkest moments. What can we be grateful for in that moment? Our answer is hope, acknowledging God’s presence (higher power) in our lives.”
“My sister takes post-it notes with scripture written and posts them around the house. Sometimes, we need an attitude adjustment. How are we looking at life? Hopeful? Positive?” says Pam.
Are we placing the light of Recovery in our lives? Are we walking on the road to healing? Pam said, “I am not saying we have to be unrealistic about life, but as I said earlier, what we nourish impacts how we live and see.
We can all live in hope that is what Recovery has given us. We can heal our hearts to live in the light again. We can connect with our Recovery to know our Recovery, to know Recovery is here for us when we are ready to dip our toe into the healing water of life.
Finally, hope in our Recovery is not wishful thinking. We hope there is a spiritual being that loves us and grants us mercy. Because of this hope we place in Recovery, we will find the light and love we want to share with people. Recovery gives us the grace to do so.
Hope has been an elusive concept to connect my mind on. Pam showed this to me through Professing, Seeking, and Nourishing hope. She is helping me understand what nourishing hope looks like and how I can implement this in Recovery. I Hope this is helping you too?
Superhumanbeing
Peace
Larry
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