I look to this day to be clean, sober, and well this one day one day one day.
I am exploring this idea again as I have explored it in earlier written posts.
Many joys can be found in this day. Simple joys are many joys that happen to us or that we experience as witnesses but we are so wrapped up in the past or future that we miss them completely. Stress, anxiety, and other fears can blind us to simple but great joys.
The peace, the calm, the grateful breath can seal these joys in our minds and our hearts. The freedom of not having to get wasted this day. The freedom to look at a friend and to be grateful that they are your friend with their attributes as well as their human frailties. The freedom to learn from our mistakes and to grow in this one day and also the joy not to beat up on ourselves for our failures and our fears. The freedom to make the best of our living environment and to be at peace just for this day.
And also we have days that are not so good. We cope with days such as this in a few simple ways, or at least in a few simple ways that I do and that I will share with you. To have a to do list for this day and to focus on completing it. Simple things such as cleaning up your living space or completing your task at your job if you have one. Perhaps going for a walk. Meeting a friend for a decaf or just talking on the phone. Stepping outside of anxiety and trying to help someone else. Taking medication as prescribed (if you are a person like me who has been prescribed medication) and to stay clean and sober just for that day. Accept that life is hard sometimes and do not to be defeated by life’s hiccups just for today.
I believe it is a great grace when one is able to step outside of their own little world and try to help someone else as well as themselves. I truly believe that that would make God smile. Life that is one day one day one day clean and sober brings with it a life that is one day one day one day healthy. One day one day one day is now and now is today. And in this I find reasonable happiness or what many call contentment. One day – today. Be well today.