JFT September 29 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

REZ · 09-29-2009, 04:28 AM

September 29

Just for today

“When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably.”

Basic Text, p. 96

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“Just for today”—it’s a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our using are not the teachers we seek for recovery. Living in tomorrow means moving in with fear. We cannot see the shape of the secret future, and uncertainty brings worry. Our lives look overwhelming when we lose the focus of today.

Living in the moment offers freedom. In this moment, we know that we are safe. We are not using, and we have everything we need. What’s more, life is happening in the here and now. The past is gone and the future has yet to arrive; our worrying won’t change any of it. Today, we can enjoy our recovery, this very minute.

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Just for today: I will stay in the here and now. Today—this moment—I am free.

REZ · 09-29-2009, 04:31 AM

My problems do indeed become magnified when I lose the focus on the here and now. One day at a time sounds cliche but it is a key to my recovery.

09-29-2009, 04:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
REZ Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 1,685	JFT September 29 September 29 Just for today “When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably.” Basic Text, p. 96 ––––=–––– “Just for today”—it’s a comforting thought. If we try to live in the past, we may find ourselves torn by painful, disquieting memories. The lessons of our using are not the teachers we seek for recovery. Living in tomorrow means moving in with fear. We cannot see the shape of the secret future, and uncertainty brings worry. Our lives look overwhelming when we lose the focus of today. Living in the moment offers freedom. In this moment, we know that we are safe. We are not using, and we have everything we need. What’s more, life is happening in the here and now. The past is gone and the future has yet to arrive; our worrying won’t change any of it. Today, we can enjoy our recovery, this very minute. ––––=–––– Just for today: I will stay in the here and now. Today—this moment—I am free.

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09-29-2009, 04:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
REZ Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 1,685	My problems do indeed become magnified when I lose the focus on the here and now. One day at a time sounds cliche but it is a key to my recovery.

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