People living life one day at a time know living in recovery is like shoveling snow. If you live in a country like Canada, you know snow is going to happen. And happen it does. Sometimes the snow is minimal, light, and fluffy. It’s easy to push and easy to pick up. We do the work and enjoy clear driveways and walkways. We feel a sense of accomplishment. At times the snow comes down fast. It gathers accumulating in drifts. It’s a bit heavy and cumbersome. If we have snow-blowers we deal with it pretty efficiently and clear everything. There is a possibility we might need help from others. It feels good when this snow is removed. Then there are times when heavy wet snow gathers, and we need help from professionals. We deal with our walkways ourselves, but the driveways just would have been too much so we had them ploughed. When we have experienced what we can handle by ourselves, and we know what we need help with, we can handle our one day at a time recovery quite well. We know that snow is only a periodic part of life. Spring comes soon enough. Peace.
