We are seeing a world-wide transition into a new paradigm, and sometimes it feels disquieting and uncomfortable, like shedding our skin. Economics, politics, social culture, the environment – it’s all changing.
Some people are resisting the changes, others are watching them, and some people are influencing them. That last group is where I find myself wanting to come out and play. Those who inspire, create, empower and lead seem to be the ones who have the most lively, constructive energy and who are having the most fun. Although at times I have shrunk from it, that’s what my soul always wants from me.
There are two essential questions that most of these people tend to ask themselves: What am I called to do for this new paradigm? And what am I called to stop doing?
In my work (and my life), the answers to those questions lead me to a very challenging vision: I dream of a shift from an addicted, destructive culture to a courageous, compassionate, creative culture.
I’ve made the choice to commit to working with people who have their own version of that dream. That’s where I will be putting all my energy this year.
In order to realize that dream, we have to stop deadening our senses or avoiding our passions and really come alive to what has meaning for us. I love the popular quote from Howard Thurman, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
So I ask you:
Are you willing to know who and what you truly are?
Are you willing to do whatever it takes to be all you can be?
Are you willing to let go of what is not working for you?
Are you willing to love and accept yourself in a very deep and meaningful way?
Are you willing to use your talents and gifts to serve others?
These are the kinds of questions we tackle in the Living the Soul of Recovery process, and they are the kinds of questions that the founders of many of the recovery programs – Bill Wilson (Alcoholics Anonymous), Albert Ellis (Rational Recovery), Hale Dwoskin (The Sedona Method), and others – asked themselves.
If you are one of the people who are truly seeking to shift from an addicted, destructive culture to a courageous, compassionate, creative culture, now is your time! The new paradigm is calling you to come alive and fulfill your dream of a meaningful, purposeful recovery, “Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
To learn more about Living the Soul of Recovery, go to http./www.georgeherrick.com