Clarity

The phrase is, “A moment of clarity.”  It means that you see things as they really are and not as you think or fantasize that they are or you wish they are.  Clarity overcomes wish-thinking.  It might be a physical exercise that you keep trying to do, with bad results if any.  You realize that you cannot do that.  Or you realize you cannot do something left to your own devices.  You need help.  Clarity is when an alcoholic knows they cannot stop drinking on their own power.  A busy person realizes that they cannot meditate just by wanting to.  They have to change their schedule to make time for meditation.  Just because you want to run a marathon does not mean that you can run a marathon.  The good news is that just because you cannot do one thing, it might open you up to being able to do another thing.  Sobriety has many benefits.