Understanding the quote ” To comprehend the word serenity and know peace” is key if we are to accept the truth in our lives. When I first tried to apply recovery principals to my life, I defined serenity as “To drink without consequences”. This type of thinking allowed me to draw lines. If I could just maintain sobriety effectively enough the consequences of my drinking would disappear. This was a lie my addiction used to keep me in bondage.
Serenity defined is “the state of being calm or tranquil. Its also a noun, which makes it a person, place or thing. Aren’t we instructed to change these three? The quest to drink without trouble in my life kept me a slave. it was a constant working of a combination that would unlock a way to return to the poison that sought to enslave me.
Today my serenity is defined differently. The freedom to choose daily is a gift from God that keeps me grateful that I’m no longer a slave. No lines need be drawn because no destination is sought. Only the peace in the day matters. That peace I comprehend as serenity. Calm and tranquil in the freedom not to drink, no longer a slave I find peace. EC