CAN YOU SLEEP IN A STORM? Daily email
I read the following at our Sunday meeting and many of you have emailed asking for the words uttered in our sacred space. I called on the beauty of words from Maria Shriver + Mitch Albom (Have a little Faith) “For many of us, the holidays are a complicated time. So many emotions come up. So many memories flood our brains. It almost requires a daily practice to keep them all in check and from bubbling over. I've found that this time of year requires a delicate dance. You may be feeling festive, joyful, or celebratory one moment, and then all of a sudden feel flooded with emotions from holidays of the past. You may find yourself missing people who are no longer part of your life, longing for traditions you no longer have, or struggling to implement new traditions. You may find yourself caught up in the madness and then find yourself trying to do your part to do less and keep it simple. Each of us comes to this time of year with our own thoughts, our own memories, our own hopes, and our own anxieties.
But this I know for sure: there are a lot of big feelings in the air. Last night, a dear friend said to me, “I wish I'd known that the goal in life was to get to a place where all the people around your table are real and true friends. I wish I'd known that what I really wanted from life wasn't fancy stuff, but a small, intimate group of people who I knew loved me and who made me feel safe, seen, and loved.” That's why this holiday, I want to focus on what's within our own individual supply chains: love, compassion, care, and understanding. Those are the gifts that are truly priceless.That is the greatest gift anyone can ask for. That's the greatest gift that life can give. That's an intention worth focusing on. Here's to setting intentions to live our wildly authentic lives.” - Maria Shriver Is your sober supply chain in check? Are you joining us at our 4.00 p.m. daily check-in knowing that in your time zone at the appointed hour, taking a moment to convene with yourself and ladies across the globe grounds us daily.
Have you put meetings in as your non-negotiable this week? Have you listened to Alexandra's meditations? Have you read Sunday Reflections? Are you in CONTACT with your sober-chat friends or group? If not, DIVE in. You don't need to know what the hell the ladies have been talking about in a chat group, just dive right in, say hello, count yourself in and watch the sober love and support tsunami take you through whatever is spinning in your universe. STOP using it ONLY when you are feeling sunny and BRIGHT and START using it for all moments, good, bad, difficult, stressful, horrible, anxiety inducing, dark - it's purpose is to support you in your truth whatever your truth is…… From a Sermon by the Reb, 1975 - Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom “A man seeks employment on a farm. He hands his letter of recommendation to his new employer. It reads simply, 'He sleeps in a storm.' The owner is desperate for help, so he hires the man. Several weeks pass, and suddenly, in the middle of the night, a powerful storm rips through the valley. Awakened by the swirling rain and howling wind, the owner leaps out of bed. He calls for his new hired hand, but the man is sleeping soundly.
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