Some people who are living in one day at a time recovery understand that having a faith is a bonus. This is particularly true when such a faith subscribes to the reality of inclusivity and belonging for all people. We need such inclusivity and belonging as recovering people because grace from God, the spirit, or the universes is the fundamental reality of all faiths that exist in the reality of such an existing caring being. Without grace there is no love for one’s self or for life itself. The very existence of having a faith is to house the poor, feed the hungry, heal the sick, and free those in bondage. Such a faith is a bonus to recovery. It helps us to live doable lives in the realities of love and compassion one day at a time. Peace
Many people living in one day at a time recovery know that nothing is for certain and knowing this reveals to us that tomorrow is almost impossible to define. Knowing that we can have plans for tomorrow we can understand the hopeful realities of living in one more day of recovery while securing the benefits of health, freedom, happiness and joy. Such benefits can be the longings of our souls because yesterday might have been adversity after adversity causing us to be at times suspicious and timid of tomorrow. Can we define tomorrow to be anything other than what is yet to be? As we tread towards tomorrow we leave a little bit of our today to help those who are still living in the bondage of active addiction. What is yet to be will be. It’s a universal reality. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery hope to participate in the reality of perpetual recovery. Perpetual recovery is a day at a time living which stems from the reality of new beginnings. It does not make our lives perfect but one day at a time abstinence gives us ample opportunity to live the realities of life. Such realities are that we have fallen and we have risen into a life of perpetual recovery. In as such we have become aware of our own shadow selves which have revealed to us that we can no longer live in self-righteous judgement of ourselves or others. Grace becomes a permanent part of our growth because we see our our imperfections. We learn to forgive not only ourselves but others too. This helps to develop the reality of perpetual recovery. It’s the gift of love and awareness that makes continuing growth and continuing one day at a time abstinence possible. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery know that when we are living in recovery we are maintaining the reality of reality. When we do this we discover that we are living in a more enjoyable and friendlier world. As we maintain our recovery, we do not do this solely on our own accord. Most of us realize this friendlier world is a reality we maintain in abstinence and grace found in a kinship with other recovering people. Some of us discover that we need to take medication to find or stay in this reality. We don’t need to be afraid of getting professional medical help. It has helped many of us. The desire to live in reality while maintaining the reality of reality saves lives. It’s an inviting, happier, and healthier place to be. God, the spirit, or the universe is offering us a gift. Peace.
Some people living in one day at a time recovery are people who are guilty of practicing discrimination against reality. When we are discriminating against reality we deny the existence of the inextricable connection between all recovering people as we compare the differing phases of development and the differing ages between each other. In doing so we might exclude ourselves from the people we are most akin with denying our reality and the reality of such people which is we all hit bottom and recovery is a reality that changes, grows, and matures over time. We do well to be aware of this. We need not think of each other with contempt or indifference. Our developing realities will reveal the togetherness we do have. It’s a growing bond of reality. Peace.
Many people living in one day at time recovery are people who realistically know how hard it can be to find the calming benefits of living in recovery. Although such benefits are difficult to find at times, we do understand a simple practice we can participate in to help us find this calm. What some of us have had to do, and still might have to do, is that we fake this calm until we find it. If we are people who visit the rooms of recovery we might understand this. This is the reality of grace telling us we will grow and we will find such calm. We understand the realities of time takes time and this too shall pass. We will find this calm to experience that both life and recovery bring freedom with them and that they are more than doable. It’s the gift of reality. Peace.
Those of us living in one day at a time recovery know the difficulties of changing our mindset. Sometimes it is not as easy as we might think it is. Often what we want to change is that we wish to have more faith than fear. Often when we are lacking faith we are assuming that injury or harm will take place. We worry about our mental, physical and emotional health and assume we need to fulfill the reality of security and certainty. Such worry is the beginning of anxiety and maybe if we pay attention we will see the courage we are developing one day at a time. Perhaps we always had it. We do not recognize faith unless it has been challenged. In truth, the struggle causes and reveals faith’s reality. Often it tells us to reach out to others for help. We need to see this. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery wrestle with thoughts that provoke anxiety. In our suffering (and it is suffering), we often turn to the pen trying to create a better reality for ourselves. In doing so we are shadow boxing with our own pain, and we actually discover that we are not always in control in this journey that we call living in recovery (or life). Some people can easily roll with such circumstances but many of us struggle with such realities. In such reality some of us discover that we need to reach out for help. Some of us need counselling or medication to help us to climb out of the thorn bushes. The creation of the now, or the reality of our pen, reveals to us that we need to be heard. When we do reach out we are in actually starting to let go. It’s the brave thing to do. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery know that for many of us recovery takes coordinated efforts for us to navigate the realities of life. We often discover that after we have found abstinence in a safe place like a hospital or a detox facility, most of us need the help of others to remain abstinent. Many of us decide to reach out for support in the rooms of recovery. We find out that many people in the rooms of recovery can help us to coordinate the reality of recovery one day at a time. What they try and teach us is that none of us are prima donnas and that we all need each other. They will show us the necessary steps to take in order that we can happily and realistically participate in life and recovery. Reality becomes manageable. It’s well worth the effort. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery eventually discover that in regards to spiritual growth most of us are at the beginnings of ongoing spiritual awakenings. Before we knew this we might have actually found ourselves judging the quality of another recovering person’s recovery. What we need to realize is that when we are judging and measuring the recovery of others, we are actually measuring what we believe to be the worth of another human being. Welcome to reality of egoic fear. We have it and we will always have it. Hopefully it quiets down after a while. When it does we might realize we are all in this together. No better or no worse than any other person. We all have a long way to go. Peace.