"When one door closes another door will open".
So what do you do while your waiting in the corridor?!?!?

A past sponsor said to me that I had "better pull up a cushion and enjoy the scenery"!
That conversation took place over 10 years ago when I started my journey into Discovery & Recovery.

When the debris of my life is laying scattered before me and I am distracted by the fears of my future, I will stay stuck in my situation or "waiting time".
It's like sitting in a warm, comfortable bucket of manure!!!
And where is my patience with myself and others then?

To make my waiting time a purposeful one, God and I rediscover the tools of Peace and Serenity.
These tools are:

FORGIVENESS... How can I move on when I am bound to the grief and anger of past hurts, regrets and resentments of myself and others.

EXPECTATION... I CAN expect to have Gods help with me in this corridor. I am not alone.

COMMITTMENT... Because of my Willingness to become a better person, I committ to one day at a time.

I don't do this perfectly! But I don't do it alone!
God IS beside me reaching me and teaching me HIS purpose.
And as I say my thank you.....the door opens.

What do you do in this corridor, this waiting time?

Great tools!

I add and use one more tool, to help while in that"Corridor" and thats Gratitude. It opens up a door of living not in the self, but living in the now, and of being outside of myself, hence allowing me to move out of the corridor and into a place of peace and serenity.

It took me a while to work this out or even imagine what the corridor is for me but surprise surprise I think I have been in one lately.  What did I do? Got down to working on whatever step I was working at the time.  Made sure I was using all the tools of the program effectively.  Asked my sponsor to set me a challenge.  And perhaps more importantly, had a look around to see if there was anyone else there who might need my help and/or encouragement. And of course prayed because in that space 'between' there is a lot of room for that.

I'm not saying that all those things are the right things to do - just what I do

Cara

It can get cold out in the hallway,

procrastination tends to do that.