07/04/2026
Crying for the Moon
“This feeling of inferiority grows deeper than mere childish emotionality, and because of this state, an insatiable and inappropriate craving arises within him for recognition and success in the eyes of the world. Even now, like a child, he cries for the moon—and feels that the moon does not want him!”
Language of the Heart, p. 102
When I used to drink, I would swing between two extremes—on one side, a sense of invisibility, and on the other, imagining myself to be the center of the world. Finding a balance between these two illusions became an essential part of my recovery.
The moon I had always cried for—the full moon—is rare in sobriety. Instead, this moon reveals its different phases to me, and each phase carries something to learn. Often, true learning begins after the darkness of a lunar eclipse; and with every cycle of my recovery, the light grows brighter, and my vision becomes clearer.
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