August 20: Just for Today meditation, read by Fern

Just for Today meditation for August 20, read by Fern

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August 20

Facing death

"Often we have to face a crisis in our recovery, such as the death of a loved one...""

Basic Text, p.98

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"Often we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of Every life has a beginning and an end. However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden, final absence. Our grief may be so powerful that we fear it will completely overwhelm us-but it will not. Our sorrow may hurt more than anything we can remember, but it will pass.

We need not run from the emotions that may arise from the death of a loved one.

Death and grieving are parts of the fullness of living "life on life's terms". By allowing ourselves the freedom to experience these feelings; we partake more deeply of both our recovery and our human nature.

Sometimes the reality of another's death makes our own mortality that much more pronounced. We reevaluate our priorities, appreciating the loved ones still with us all the more. Our life, and our life with them, will not go on forever. We want to make the most of what's most important while it lasts.

We might find that the death of someone we love helps strengthen our conscious contact with our Higher Power. If we remember that we can always turn to that source of strength when we are troubled, we will be able to stay focused on it no matter what may be going on around us.

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Just for today:

I will accept the loss of one I love and turn to my Higher Power for the strength to accept my feelings. I will make the most of my love for those in my life today.

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Episode Transcript

(00:03):
Welcome to the Voices of Recovery podcast.
This is your Just For Today episode featuring a recovering
addict. Hi, my name is Fern.

(00:23):
My claim date is January 5th, 1984.
You're listening to the Voices of Recovery podcasts.
This is the Just for today, for August 20th.
Facing Death Often we have to face some type of crises during
our recovery, such as the death of a loved one.

(00:47):
Basic Text Page One O 2 Every life has a beginning and an end.
However, when someone we love a great deal reaches the end of
their life, we may have a very hard time accepting their sudden
final absence. Our grief may be so powerful

(01:07):
that when we fear, it will completely overwhelm us, but it
will not. Our sorrow may hurt more than
anything we can remember, but itwill pass.
We need not run from the emotions that arise from the
death of a loved one. Death and grieving are parts of
the fullness of living life on life's terms.

(01:30):
By allowing ourselves the freedom to experience these
feelings, we partake more deeplyof our own recovery and our own
human nature. Sometimes the reality of
another's death makes our own mortality that much more
pronounced. We re evaluate our priorities,

(01:50):
appreciating the loved 1 still with us all the more.
Our life and our life with them will not go on forever.
We want to make the most of what's most important while it
lasts. We might find that the death of
someone we love helps strengthenour conscious contact with our

(02:11):
higher power. If we remember that we can
always turn to that source of strength when we are troubled,
we will be able to stay focused on it no matter what may be
going on around us. Just for today, I will accept
the loss of one I love and turn to my higher power for the

(02:33):
strength to accept my feelings. I will make the most of my love
for those in my life today. Or any of its subsidiaries or
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(02:54):
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