If there were no others to share ourselves with, life would be meaningless.
--Carlotta Posz

We often hear at meetings and from sponsors the saying "There are no accidents." But what does it mean? That wars are necessary? That a suffering parent is God's will? That our disease is our destiny? We can worry ourselves sick over the answers, or we can accept these mysteries and try instead to appreciate the lessons they offer us. It's the lessons that aren't accidental.

We are here for a purpose. We may not yet understand what our contribution was yesterday or will be today, but we can come to believe that the people we're living among are necessary to the contribution that is ours to make.

We grow and change through our acceptance of the unexplainable in our lives. The more willing we are to let God be in charge, the more meaning we'll see in the small details of our lives. Finally, we'll come to understand the depth of meaning in those four simple words "There are no accidents."

I can trust that God is part of every detail of my life today. I can either be peaceful about what happens or be resistant and miss my opportunity to contribute.