Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the reality of continuing contentment. This continuing contentment can even become evident in the most cynical of us. This is why many of us meet in coffee shops solving all the problems of the world. What we mean is we find satisfaction in dissatisfaction. We call this scathing depression. It is not uncommon for people to be content with what they are familiar with even when, or should we say especially when, we live harboring resentment. When we blame others for our own familiar distorted continuing contentment we have no sense of gratitude, no sense of joy, and very little sense of happiness. We become content wallowing in own dissatisfied continuing contentment. The strange thing is is that dissatisfaction often leads happy contentment. The ongoing spiritual experience of recovery takes us there. It’s called grace, gratitude, and love. We cannot help but to find continual freedom and true healthier continual contentment. It just takes time. Peace.
