Thursday mornings my sobriety meeting includes a 10-minute meditation. Every week we get to hear various meditation music. Todays was healing Gregorian chants by the Angelic Choir. The sounds immediately transported me back into a European vacation I took with my daughter. Of the many places we visited there was a beautiful church with stained glass as far as the eye could see. I could almost feel Bailey beside me admiring the church during the meditation today.

When my eyes opened, I had a choice. I could either be sad that the experience with her was over, or I could smile that the experience happened. I have a tendency to choose the first, and I'm practicing choosing the latter. I recognize that my choices today affect tomorrow's version of me. It takes work to recognize the beauty in missing something. It’s proof that it mattered enough to leave a lasting imprint on our hearts.

What is something you've been sad about losing? There must be something because I know I'm not unique in this. We get to choose what we want to carry forward from our past experiences. We can weave those into our gratitude and inner peace.

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