Some people living in one day at a time recovery have difficulty adapting to stress and change. In reality anything which causes an adverse reaction that results in extreme anxiety in a person can be difficult for the healthiest of people. This means that even those who seem like they have it all together sometimes don’t always have it all together. This is the reality of life having its struggles for everyone from time to time. When we learn that we are not alone in having to live with adversity an unexpected thing happens which is we find hope. One day at a time hope is something we will discover when we realize we are inextricably connected with other people who live or seek to live in recovery. Our commonality is we all have had to struggle and we all will have to face adversity again. Our reality is we don’t have to do it alone. We take a breath and we reach out and in doing so we find strength in the other. Knowing we are not alone brings with it the experience of gratitude which makes adaptability easier. It’s our one day at a time reality. Those we are akin with show us this. Peace.
