Open doors
One of the great gifts I've received from our program is that of being able to realize the old adage "when one door closes, another one opens". The single greatest sign post for this understanding came from what was the worst day of my life. Turning into the best day of my life. The day I sat in a cheap hotel room, kicked out of the house, run out of options, sensing death around the corner, and having no place left to go. Everything I held dear slipping like sand through my fingers. Through the Universes conspiracy of events, I used those fingers to type a simple text message to my wife: "I am going to go to AA". Once this message was sent, I was locked in. Committed. And that wretched day became the best of my life.
I hold on to this when going through a difficult time. Knowing that it very well could be the catalyst, the turning point, to something profoundly beautiful. It is a change in mindset, a gift, that is priceless.