Meditation

(First, a note:  I don't expect to be making 3+ postings a day typically, but day 1 is a bit unusual, so please bear with me.) 

Delivered to my mailbox daily is a meditation from a site called In The Rooms.  The site itself is good - I think the registration is worth it - but I especially like the daily meditations.  Today's is especially relevant given my state of mind right now: 

A Course Toward Soul

I will set my course toward soul today. I am not looking for a quick fix or a spiritual awakening that will change my life in the length of an hour. I am not hoping to be reborn by midnight. Rather, I am altering my course to tack toward soul. When I learn to navigate the changing waters of my life, to ride out the storms and relish the calm, I will be naturally moving toward my goal just through the act of living. The trick is to head in the right direction. When I do that, my focus allows the solving of day-to-day situations and issues to bring me closer to where I am ultimately aimed. Time is just the illusion of heading in the direction of soul. Soul is a direction, an experience, not a place. It allows me to resolve all that is in the way, as long as I hold a steady course, as long as I stay in the boat.

This is the soul moment.

 If I lose my direction. I have to look for the North Star, and I go to the north. That does not mean I expect to arrive at the North Star. I just want to go in that direction.

Thich Nhat Hanh

I looked for a copyright (c) symbol, but could not find one, so I hope I'm honoring the authors and the site by attribution.

It's pretty clear there are no quick fixes, for either the person having that awful disease known as alcoholism, or those around him who are also affected.  But focus I must, for my own sanity.