Another Way

A plea: 

he spoke for us all, unknowingly, but those heartfelt words were from the collective soul and meant for every one of us. William Thetford, head of the medical psychology department at Columbia University, gave an impassioned please for another way, a more peaceful means of communicating with his colleagues, particularity with his assistant Helen Schucman - and this is generally considered the energetic birth of of A Course in Miracles. I love that this is a personal as well as universal prayer and the beginning point for us all, being a birthplace for miracles to now unfold. 

my own plea was mostly silent, 

it was loneliness,

an alcoholic daze.

there was nothing spoken aloud that I can recall, but a pleas through so many little things - such as books that I felt compelled to read, a deepening dedication to meditation and yoga. It was as if my mind gave voice to a prayer that my body could not yet comprehend, a deep sense that there was, indeed, another way. A better way. And of course there was. It was during this time that repeated references to A Course in Miracles made themselves known, and not long after that I was gifted the means to buy the book for myself, an intuitive hunch that this was "another way" for me to go. 

being an answer to my silent plea.

that was over 30 years ago, 27 of them miraculously sober. 

grace given.

my friends, yes, there is another way. I don't know what the way is for you, which path is designed for your own healing, and ultimately, for your awakening. But there is another way....and maybe through words, or presence, or even the transmission of a loving smile or simple act of kindness - 

we'll help each other find it.

together. 

you are not alone.

ever.

I love you.

~

Eric 

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A Holy Instant

A holy instant: 

it's seldom that I revisit my drinking days, maybe a stray thought that briefly returns me to the years I spent in self-destruction. But mostly I'm just happy being here, alive, sober, and no longer with a wish to destroy myself through an alcoholic daze. 

yet sometimes, I consider how it came to happen.

awakening to sobriety.

indeed, that it was a holy instant when I stepped into a new life.

as if it was already present, simply waiting for me.

a single step was all that was asked for.

and that's truly the only way I can explain it, after a decade of heavy drinking an insight was imparted, a deep sense of knowing that this particular lifestyle was over - but only if I stepped towards a new direction that was being offered. Even slightly. I have no idea why I did it, taking that first hesitant step into another life that instantly transformed me.

but I did.

thankfully.

A Course in Miracles says that right now, each moment, is a holy instant. We can let go of all that binds us to any past event or live choice and instantly realize another life that's offered. Again, I don't know why I saw this so clearly, especially considering that I was far from sober at the time. A moment of grace is really all I can say about it, that, and of course adding that I'm eternally grateful that it occurred. 

maybe there's just no explanation that's needed it, 

grace after all, always comes unbidden. 

~

Peace, Eric 

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