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September 27, 2010

Knowing we are in the right place at the right time is such a gift. . .

It’s a gift, perhaps, but it’s a terribly hard gift to be grateful for if we have just had a truck accident like the one my nephew had a few days ago.  (see the blog on “split second” to get the details) How could that be a gift, you might say? How I explain a situation like that to myself is to believe that a great lesson was being offered even within the accident.  The lesson might have been: the value of sleep can’t be underestimated.  Or that letting your eyes waver from the road, even for a nanosecond, can lead to disaster.  Or maybe the lesson is that Eddie has not fulfilled his purpose here or he would not have survived the accident. The latter is the one I prefer to believe.

We do all have a specific purpose, a particular role to play in the lives of all those people we meet on a daily basis.  Not one experience has been unplanned for us.  We are on a learning curve and have been invited to every situation we’ve shown up for.  It’s not likely we realize how divinely orchestrated our lives are.  We don’t need to know, in fact.  Our job is to trust and simply show up where it  seems we are being nudged to show up.  We can be sure, however, that we are in the right place at the right time.

Personally I think this makes every experience in my day exciting.  Knowing that there is a divine hand in all of it gives my life a special feel.  Throughout my life before I got into recovery, I truly believed there was nothing “out there,” that my life was running along willy-nilly and I could hit a brick wall at any moment.  I don’t remember worrying much about this but I did hunger for freedom from the free-floating anxiety that was my constant companion.  Quite likely my anxiety was because I had no spiritual foundation, but I hadn’t really been introduced to one in my family and I surely didn’t seek one when I was in the throes of my addiction.

When I look back on that very first 12 Step meeting I attended in 1974 I can say, with certainty, that I was in the right place at the right time.  And when I went to the first AA meeting in 1976, that was perfect timing too.  Being in San Diego this week end to do a workshop and a book signing allowed me to meet women and men I absolutely needed to meet.  What a gift to know this.  What a gift to be able to share this knowledge with others too.

Are you paying close attention to all the people who are around you?  Do.  Their presence is divine.

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I am an author, a lecturer, and a workshop presenter. I have presented programs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Ireland. As of July, 2010 I have published 23 books, with number 24 being released in spring of 2011 and a memoir underway. For a listing of my books and ordering information, go to www.womens-spirituality.com. To contact me about presenting a program in your area, call 239-398-6327 or e-mail me from my web site or at jcasey4991@aol.com

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      I love that you keep commenting Mark. Your thoughts are so clear.
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  • Dee
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    Hi Karen,

    Thank you for this great reminder and for all your fantastic posts.

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    The book is what led me to your blog. Thank you for putting the time and effort into these posts. I read all of the posts on this page and it helped get me to a better place tonight.

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      September 30, 2010

      Hi Dee,
      I love that you have taken the time to comment, and that you liked the book. That makes my day.
      Love to you and yours,
      Karen

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