Most people look at the addicted person and see a waste of life; others see lost potential. \u00a0As for me, I see a person who is moments away from a spiritual awakening that can change not only their life, but possibly the world.\u00a0 Does this sound like and outrageous claim to you?\u00a0 Well, let me back it up.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s go all the way back to the early 1930s. \u00a0There you will find a man, a drunkard named Bill Wilson (later in life to become famously known as Bill W.)\u00a0 This man could not stop drinking, or if he could stop, it would not be for long. \u00a0And each time he started again, his drinking became worse and worse.\u00a0 He was in and out of hospitals four times and was at the end of his rope.\u00a0 His family and friends were fed up with his antics.\u00a0 His drinking ruined his reputation at work, and it was known that he could not be relied upon. \u00a0By all accounts, this man was the living example of a wasted life, sure to die a premature, painful, and lonely death.<\/p>\n
Enter the unknown, the unforeseen, and the miracle, if you will.\u00a0 This is where the unexpected comes in to play and why, as humans, we should always hold the space for our reality to change and our\u00a0consciousness\u00a0to expand.\u00a0 Bill, the life long drunkard, found sobriety; he also found a way to keep it.\u00a0 \u00a0According to Wilson, while lying in bed, depressed and despairing, he cried out, “I’ll do anything! Anything at all! If there be a God, let Him show Himself!” \u00a0He then had the sensation of a bright light, a feeling of ecstasy, and a new serenity. He never drank again for the remainder of his life.<\/p>\n
Does this story sound similar to anyone we know?<\/p>\n
In finding his own sobriety, he also co-created the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous, hence changing not only his life and the lives a few people around him, but actually changing the lives of millions around world.\u00a0 The 12 steps have long since been the most effective method for those suffering from \u201chard\u201d addiction to achieve sobriety. \u00a0Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of the 12 steps, many members have achieved a level of freedom that many without an addiction in their lives \u00a0may never experience.<\/p>\n
The Bill W. story is a glaring example of how, by eliminating a detrimental aspect of one\u2019s life, you can then open up the space for something truly transformational to take place in the world.\u00a0 This is available to all of us, as we were all created in the image and likeness of God.<\/p>\n
God does not reserve greatness for only a select few, and we all have had or will have opportunities presented in our lifetime to do great things.\u00a0 For me, I choose to seek the path that will enrich the lives of those who are presented to me.\u00a0 It would bring great joy to my life if what I have learned and experienced through the messages of Conversations with God<\/em> and the 12 steps could be given to those to whom happiness, joy, and \u00a0freedom have not frequented.<\/p>\n What gift could you bring to the world? \u00a0And what would have to change in your life to make that happen?\u00a0 Are you ready to take those steps today? \u00a0What is your greatness potential?<\/p>\n (Kevin McCormack is a Conversations with God Life Coach, a Spiritual helper on\u00a0www.changingchange.net<\/a>, addictions & recovery advisor.\u00a0 To connect with Kevin, please email him at Kevin@theglobalconversation.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.)<\/em><\/p>\n