People who live life one day at a time reached out for help because of desperation. In the beginning few of us understood anything other than our world was falling apart and we were bottoming out. Families, friends and co-workers told us we needed help. Often we realized we had lost the power of choice. The sad thing was that our ego told us that in a short time we would once again be in control. If we live in accordance to this belief we will bottom out again. Few of us are ready to accept the consequences of locked institutions or death. This is the reality of active addiction. We need to know this. When we tell others that time takes time we are telling them that it takes years to understand the gift of desperation. There is no better teacher than experience. When we understand this we understand time takes time. In respect to reality we know that one day at a time recovery doesn’t create perfect lives. We have to learn live with adversity and pain to experience the reality of happy, joyous and free lives. It’s a paradox when we understand that we can only keep what we have by giving it away. Recovery is a selfishly selfless anomaly. Live it. Peace.
Many of us living life one day at a time live believing recovery is a long term commitment. We want to be healthy one day at a time for as long as we possibly can. We do this knowing one day one day one day is how we plan to do it. Many one days can make a life time of recovery, reality and contentment. People do this. Even with setbacks and struggles we can manage life and our disorders while experiencing a life well lived. Gratitude plays a role in this. And we need not forget that the gift of desperation started this joyous and torrid journey we call life. In reality we have loved some people and we might have even helped a few of them on the way. When we stopped the rush we learned to enjoy life, and we understood the reality of one day at a time recovery. Let’s be well today. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery learn to think. In doing so we consider upon the reality and the benefits of living in recovery. Reality reveals to us such consideration causes growth. Much thought and a snippet of gratitude helps us to appreciate our own value and the value of other people. Recovery gives birth to the spiritual principal of kindness. When kindness grows we learn to be kind to ourselves, and in doing so we become kind to others. The world becomes a little better place to live in when we consider the difference between when we were living in constant struggle as opposed to living with the benefits and reality of one day at a time recovery. We now have manageable lives. We know our lives are not perfect but living is doable and we understand what other people mean when they say that they live happy, joyous and free lives. It’s a non-perpetual reality and we understand this as we recognize the growth we are being exposed to. It’s a pretty good life. We understand this with time. Peace.
Those of us living in one day at a time recovery learn the reality of life. Our reality is recovery doesn’t end all our difficulties but we do understand the reality of living well. Living well helps to prevent problems that seem to pile up and pile up. One such prevention tool is we learn to be grateful. Gratitude is a mindset which creates happiness which allows us to be reasonable and realistic. In such we find joy and a semblance of freedom. Then we discover that living well is freedom in itself. More often than not one day at a time recovery creates good and manageable lives for us. Manageable lives and living in recovery enables us to deal with adversity and stress to a much greater degree than before we learned how to live well. In doing so we learn how to have healthy relationships with give and take and we have the ability to trust and be trusted. We learn how to reach out. Living well helps us to understand that we don’t have to experience the joys and difficulties of life alone. No-one is an island. We learn to live well. Please join us. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time can react quickly to situations without much thought. Our automatic reaction is often based upon the wants of self. Often we are not adaptive to sudden change or difficulty. Our reality is though that we respond in flexibility shortly after the self reacts. It just takes a few moments for us to respond stepping out of the bonds of self with consideration for others knowing we can then adapt to sudden change and difficulties. This is the growth of one day at a time recovery. We are learning to catch ourselves when we are stuck in the bonds of self. We don’t need to beat ourselves up for a momentary reaction. This happens to a lot of people. At times we can catch ourselves before we react. When we learn to respond in consideration’s response for others, we are usually living with less stress and difficulties. This is the gift of acting upon instead of the reaction of self. Even though people are emotional beings we are now finding the gift of reason. We learn that feelings are not always fact. This is reality. And in reality we learn the gift of humility. It’s not always based on me. We are growing. Peace.
Many of us living in one day at a time recovery discover we have choices. What we must understand is we do have a chance of being able to make healthy and realistic choices. Healthy and realistic choices are the beginning of healthy and workable relationships. If we are living in one day at a time recovery we know we have the ability to be responsible. In being so we are capable of choice. This is the joy of being healthy. What we will learn is that while in recovery we can can still make the wrong choices but buying two cans of spaghetti sauce for six dollars instead of buying three cans of the same spaghetti sauce on sale at three cans for six dollars and forty-nine cents was an ill-informed choice with little to no consequence. This is the reality of being well. When we are not well some of the choices we make might be harmful to our health and well being. Addiction and mental health disorders complicate and put a strain on our relationships. If so, we need to learn to reach out. When we do we discover the reality of choice. Please do. Peace.
Many of us living in one day at a time recovery know that life is difficult. At times it seems manageability is just wishful thinking. Financial circumstances can be the reason for this. None of us want to lose what we have, or what we don’t already have. It seems more and more is slipping away every day. We heave a sigh, a wish and a prayer for ourselves and for others. Here is the joy of one day at a time recovery. When in recovery we are more likely to adapt to such situations. Thus in recovery we live our lives one day at a time, and when in recovery we try to let go of what we cannot control. We try and make assurances, and we try to have faith. We know that certainty is an illusion. Life is difficult. There are no guarantees. Recovery is important. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery wake in the morning with a common thought. This thought is thank you which is then to be followed by God help me. In finding ourselves in such positions, we soon come to the realization that we were awakened. Such an awakening is not caused by fear or dread. We were awakened for one more day because God, the universe, or the spirit chose us to become conscious. Thus in hope we live purposefully preparing to be an instrument of peace. Such is the endeavor of spiritual awakenings. This is an advantageous desire to be of service to others. We know we don’t have it all together. We know our awakening is jagged, messy and incomplete. But if we have helped others something is working. In humility we understand kinship. Kinship and community is the joy in life. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery live our lives with intention. As we live trying to help others, we know we are trying to help ourselves. In all reality we can only keep what we have by giving it away. We know that we share our recovery (our experience, strength and hope) to help others. We do this on purpose, driven by empathy and gratitude. In doing so we can tell others that we know what their pain and their difficulties are like. We can also say that we know their happiness, joy and hope. We let them know that others did this for us. Sharing and support are two way streets. They help us all. We understand that our sharing our recovery is a selfishly selfless endeavor. We also know that we cannot share with others what we don’t have or what we have never experienced because this is the reality of life. In regards to such a situation we have to say that we do not know, and we must let others know they need to look elsewhere. This is particularly true in regards to medical situations. When we know this we know the reality of recovery. We don’t know everything. In addition to this we cannot forget the truth of our intention is that we selfishly selflessly try to help others. We need to be healthy for this. We can only keep what we have by giving it away. Peace.
Many of us living in one day at a time recovery do mature as the years go by. This maturation process begins with I turning into we. We will see that we are different from other people, and see this rightly so, for we are in need of kin to tell us that we will be alright in time. Also we will see time takes time. Some of us, though it will be difficult, will learn to be patient while experiencing uncertainty. We learn to let go of the need to be in control. This is no small task. It’s not just hard for us. It’s hard for most people. By then we are seeing we as in we as we as in most people. As time passes, and we become aware of our ego’s need to be unique, we understand that we no longer need to be passive recipients to our ego’s demands. In this, we learn a more mature humility realizing that our egos are part of our humanity, and that they have become healthier for it is now possible for us to observe these sensitive beings and hold them at bay. When we are doing as such we are learning to admit our mistakes and to admit when we are wrong. This is an amiable trait in any person, and that is what is happening to us. We are learning that we can be any person. In this we have empathy. As we grow we truly understand that time takes time for time took time. We believe ourselves to be different yet regular ordinary people. We’re good people. Peace.