Wisdom Of The Rooms - 2021

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November 15

Quote of the Week

"Learning to live life one day at a time . . ."

My girlfriend went into her office today and found that fourteen people in her department had been laid off that morning. And while home recovering from a gallbladder operation, I found out that I may need three additional surgeries—painful ones at that—for other things. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with what’s going on in the world and in our lives, and that’s when I remember that I can get through anything, as long as I take it one day at a time.

It didn’t always used to be like this. Before I had the tools of the program, even the smallest things would overwhelm me. I constantly lived in a state of anxiety, and when something did happen, panic wasn’t far behind. I have a mind that is good at painting dark scenarios, and I have lived each imagined scenario to its bitter end. My life was pretty unmanageable.

One of the gifts of recovery has been learning to live in the present. When I can keep my mind in the same place as my feet, then I always find I’m all right. I’m taken care of, I have everything I need, I’m safe, and I can even find things to be grateful for. Once I focus my attention on what is happening now, I can experience the peace and joy in my life that are always present when I can slow down enough to acknowledge them. And it all comes from learning to live one day at a time.