May 5 – Seeing Clearly

Happy Cinco de Mayo — and for Corey and Paris, a holiday that used to look very different. Today Corey is back with his friend Paris — his sponsee, and someone who shared a past that makes their current kitchen table look like a miracle. Because it kind of is. They dig into emotional sobriety, which only appears once in all the AA literature — on the very first page of Step 12 — and what it means that the byproduct of carrying the message is that your own emotions start to settle. Paris connects it to getting fit: it took work to get there, and it takes even more work to stay there. Corey lands the episode on Mark 5:19 — go home and tell them what the Lord has done for you. Turns out that's been the program all along. The stone for today: When emotions run high, perspective narrows. I can become so focused on the immediate problem that I lose sight of the bigger picture. Read today's full Daily Ripple at www.dailyripples.com — and we'd love to hear from you. Reach out any time at [email protected]. Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.