The Voyage of Recovery Naturally Entails Fear
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The Voyage of Recovery Naturally Entails Fear
Embarking on the journey towards recovery is like getting into a very small boat and setting out on the ocean to search for unknown lands. With wholehearted desire comes inspiration, but sooner or later we also encounter fear. For all we know, when we get to the horizon, we are going to drop off the edge of the world. Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what’s waiting out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it. Fear is a universal experience. It’d not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is part of being alive, something we all share. We react against the possibility of loneliness, of death, of not having anything to hold on to. Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.
So the next time you encounter fear, consider yourself luck. That is where the courage comes in. The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that sobriety is not what we thought. That's what we're going to discover again and again and again. No matter how far out on the sea of suffering we've sailed, all that is required is to turn toward awakening.
It's never too late, but it takes that turning, and no one can do that for us.
So the next time you encounter fear, consider yourself luck. That is where the courage comes in. The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that sobriety is not what we thought. That's what we're going to discover again and again and again. No matter how far out on the sea of suffering we've sailed, all that is required is to turn toward awakening.
It's never too late, but it takes that turning, and no one can do that for us.
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