Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.

[janbear]

Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.

-Bill Cosby

Things are not always as they seem, even with ourselves. Sometimes we get settled into a routine in our program. We are beyond the early struggles with detachment and sobriety. We have encountered many of the benefits of recovery. We attend our meetings and we know the words and ideas of the program. Although it all looks good on the outside, when we're honest with ourselves, we know our spirit has gone flat. This is a serious situation and needs our attention.
When the inside feeling does not match our outside appearance, we need to become vulnerable again. We need to talk about how we really feel. Maybe little secrets we have been holding have deadened our program. Perhaps we haven't admitted a pain in our life. Maybe we have been seduced by the power of looking good and have traded away the genuineness of being known by our friends. The renewal of this program is something we feel from within, and we can continue to be renewed.


I pray my eyes will be open to see and my program will stay alive and genuine.

Touchstones