For Today: June 11th

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The spirituality of life cannot be explained by logic or science. Often I know something without knowing I know it. When I put logic aside, instinct shows me reality. Instinct cuts through arguments, clears away indecision and confusion.

For example, does the OA program try to reason me out of my compulsive behavior? No. It directs my attention, instead, to that jumble of instinct and emotion I call “gut level.” There is little logic or reason here, yet this is the self to which the program speaks.

For Today: I pray to recognize the limitations of logic and reason; to entrust to God the problems for which I cannot figure out solutions.

Every time I ignore my gut instincts about something, I live to regret it.  For some reason, it can seem ‘silly’ to rely on instincts…intuitions….we are a society that relies on science for ALL the answers.  Many answers, however, do NOT lie in scientific answers, as with compulsive overeating.

All the diet books on earth won’t help me when I have an overwhelming need to overeat. All the charts and graphs in the world won’t be able to gauge my success or failure with weight loss or weight maintenance…only a power greater than myself can do that!

When I focus on honing my intuitive abilities, I often surprise myself. For instance, when I wait for the elevator in the morning at work, I look at both doors and my mind tells me which one is going to open. 90% of the time I’m right! It blows me away every single time it happens. Of course, that’s just a 50-50 deal….but to be right on 9 out of 10 times tells me I AM cultivating my intuitive powers.

When I went to Goodwill last weekend, I was interested in finding a Marianne Williamson book to purchase. For some reason, I KNEW there would be one on the shelf, somewhere, I had NO doubt whatsoever. Within 5 minutes, I found it!  That was one of the oddest experiences of my life: that pure, 100% certainty that the book WOULD be there! That may sound minor, but to me, it was extraordinary! When I held the book in my hand, it felt like a little miracle to me.

Daily life IS full of little miracles, if I open my mind to recognizing them.

Spirituality breeds a better level of intuition, which then propels me to seek an even DEEPER level of spirituality.

When I am in touch with this side of myself, I am in closer contact with God & I have a better understanding of my purpose in life & what He has in mind for me!

When I open my heart to a new way of thinking, I see the world as a place with limitless possibilities, and for that, I am grateful!