Choosing Another Day

A Meditation for When Life Feels Unbearable

You don't have to carry this alone. If you're struggling right now, please reach out to someone who can help:
United States: Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14
UK & Ireland: Samaritans 116 123
Anywhere else: findahelpline.com

If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number (911 in the US, 000 in Australia, 112 or 999 in the UK and Europe).

There are times in recovery when the pain can feel so overwhelming that you simply want it to stop. This meditation was created for those moments—for anyone who has found themselves thinking about suicide or wondering if there is a way through the darkness.

Drawing from his own experience with alcoholism and suicidal thoughts, Jeff Ramsey speaks with honesty, empathy, and an understanding of what it can feel like to reach a place of deep despair. He offers another possibility: instead of making an irreversible decision, pause, breathe, and give yourself another day.

Through visualization, breath, and meditation, this practice invites you to reconnect with a deeper sense of peace, love, and the part of you that is still here. It is not about pretending that the pain isn't real. It is about staying with yourself long enough to discover that the pain does not have to be the end of your story.

If you are in immediate danger or believe you may act on thoughts of suicide, please seek professional or emergency help rather than relying on this meditation alone.

Length: 18 Minutes
Facilitator: Jeff Ramsey
Categories: Addiction Recovery

Jeff shares more of his journey in From Addiction to Finding My Life’s Purpose.