margo

"Living just for today relieves the burden of the past and the fear of the future. We learned to take whatever actions are necessary and to leave the results in the hands of our Higher Power."
Basic Text, pp. 90-91

In our active addiction, fear of the future and what might happen was a reality for many of us. What if we got arrested? lost our job? our spouse died? we went bankrupt? and on, and on, and on. It was not unusual for us to spend hours, even whole days thinking about what might happen. We played out entire conversations and scenarios before they ever occurred, then charted our course on the basis of "what if…." By doing this, we set ourselves up for disappointment after disappointment.

From listening in meetings, we learn that living in the present, not the world of "what if", is the only way to short-circuit our self-fulfilling prophecies of doom and gloom. We can only deal with what is real today, not our fearful fantasies of the future.

Coming to believe that our Higher Power has only the best in store for us is one way we can combat that fear. We hear in meetings that our Higher Power won't give us more than we can handle in one day. And we know from experience that, if we ask, the God we've come to understand will surely care for us. We stay clean through adverse situations by placing our faith in the care of a Power greater than ourselves. Each time we do, we become less fearful of "what if" and more comfortable with what is.

Just for today: I will look forward to the future with faith in my Higher Power.
pg. 123

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous©

bikewench

Thanks for the message Margo...


Present moment...


Yesturday... I consciously focused on the moment at hand... not allowing my mind to creep off into the future and the mentally and emotionally debilitating "what if's".

I could actually feel the change in my body...


It really helps me though to believe that I have a Higher Power that has made an incredibly amazing world out there for us to play in... and that it is my own willful actions that cause me my angst... not that the world as a whole is bad and is out to get me in some fashion like I have thought at times.

Yup...

I'm believing that my life works best when I focus on today with just a quick glance to the horizon of the future ... just to make sure I'm on course..

And the program is my walking stick.

BikerBill8

Hi Margo, I use to fear about looseing my job and getting arrested and thinking abot all the what if's.