Originally Posted by
seek 
I do go to Alanon and that helps - but the trauma of this is just incredible. .....
There is no way any alcoholic or addict could ever conceive of the heartache and grief that family members go through. .....
I do believe it all has forced me to become more in touch with my spirituality, ...
i'm glad you go to alanon and found SR. i relate to the trauma of it all seek and have also found myself more in touch with my spirituality.
i love the full version of the serenity prayer:
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His Will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him
Forever and ever in the next.
Amen.
accepting hardship as the pathway to peace - i really know peace when i find it because of the hardships i've experienced and i cultivate peace in my life because i have known chaos and reject it as a way of life...
may your peaceful moments bring comfort to you seek.