Today’s topic makes me laugh, “It’s Not All About Me”, yet here I am, talking about me again. I share my experience navigating stroke recovery, a vestibular disorder, and sobriety because it’s all I truly know, and I hope it helps someone who is still suffering.

This morning’s meditation was about not taking things personally, which sounds simple, but it’s complex in action. I take everything personally, and practice responding instead of reacting.

Self-focus has always been my default in survival mode. I was told in recovery that alcoholism is a selfish disease, and yet the 12-step program is a selfish one. I must first clean house within myself so I can turn outward in service. In stroke recovery, self-focus is critical, only this time it’s for physical healing, rather than ego.

Faith replaces fear with willingness, control with surrender, and isolation with action. I’m still learning how to let go and stop trying to change other people and instead reflect on what I can change inside of me. I seek to understand rather than be understood.

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