People living in one day at a time recovery understand the reality of mistaken assumptions. Sometimes we assume the worst in others, situations and possible difficult occurrences or events. It is the reality of suspicious, frightened, unknown and unmanageable thoughts. Some would say assuming the worst is a subscription to realism and the acknowledgement that life is often cruel. Those of us who participate or participated in such belief systems have come to the realization that this is depressive and self-defeating thinking. Experience, and plain old common sense tell us to stop assuming the worst in others and to believe most difficulties work out okay. We have been told to change our thinking and when we do we believe in grace. When we do our lives are better, and our reality changes. Peace.
