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FEBRUARY 16

GRIEF

PHYSICAL BALANCE

“The cure for grief is motion.”

Elbert Hubbard

Grief can happen weeks, months, even years after I experience a loss. It can even come, seemingly, when I am in the middle of doing everything I need to be doing for my recovery. It may come out of nowhere and strike so suddenly that I don’t have time to put up a defense against it. I can stand still and wonder what happened, getting lost in the feeling, or I can keep walking forward, literally as well as figuratively, making myself move, exercise, and walk, putting one foot in front of the other, in my program of recovery and in my physical life as well. I do this and trust that over time, through action, therapy, sponsorship, meeting attendance, and writing/working steps, as well as through prayer and meditation, the feelings of grief will be lifted, as long as I continue to work my program of recovery.

I handle my feelings of grief today, even when I’m not sure of their cause, by focusing on the four points of balance. I don’t let my feelings of grief affect my physical balance—I do what needs to be done so I can reveal, discover, and heal.