What people living in one day at a time recovery get to understand is that we all have our moments of peace and contentment. We even get to experience extended periods of being on the beam. For some of us a joyful and peaceful life is a life in which we usually feel pretty good and pretty good is good enough. Reality is welcomed but the funny thing is reality is usually work. What we have discovered is we are constantly reviewing our thoughts, actions and non-actions. Often as we review such endeavors we find that we often humbly measure up to our responsibilities. We think to ourselves that we are good people aren’t we. If we are humble we know we are people who when given the chance rose to the occasion at times. Realistically though we need not let it go to our heads. In reality we did what was required of us at a certain period, or at such a moment. Nonetheless it’s okay to feel good about ourselves for rising to the occasion. We might even feel grateful. Another reality is we don’t always rise to the occasion. When this happens we realize life, reality, and recovery are work. We might even have lost an opportunity to help someone. This happens on more than one occasion. We know that in our non-actions that we are imperfect. It’s another part of working at reality, life, and one day at a time recovery. We know we will never be perfect but we also know we have moments when we rise to occasion and we can enjoy the joy that it brings to others and ourselves. Rising to the occasion is a gift of reality. We are welcomed into the world of grace. Appreciate it.
