We live a day at a time but also from moment to moment. When we stop living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably.
Basic Text, p. 99
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Life often seems too complicated to understand, especially for those of us whove dodged it for so long. When we stopped using drugs, many of us came face to face with a world that was confusing, even terrifying. Looking at life and all its details, all at once, may be overwhelming. We think that maybe we cant handle life after all and that its useless to try. These thoughts feed themselves, and pretty soon were paralyzed by the imagined complexity of life.
Happily, we dont have to fix everything at once. Solving a single problem seems possible, so we take them one at a time. We take care of each moment as it comes, and then take care of the next moment as it comes. We learn to stay clean just for today, and we approach our problems the same way. When we live life in each moment, its not such a terrifying prospect. One breath at a time, we can stay clean and learn to live.
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Just for today: I will keep it simple by living in this moment only. Today, I will tackle only todays problems; I will leave tomorrows problems to tomorrow.
Taking life one day at a time is one the main tools in my recovery. It is also one of the phrases I remember from my first meeting that I've continued to use.
One of my most difficult scenarios is staying in the day. In fact knowing that ,I believe my God is humorous, I am a production manager for a facility for people with disabilities.I have been employed here for better than 32 years(first 5 in the end of my active addiction.My job is to plan for future schedules QMRP planning ,making deadlines etc.I have learned for myself and through the years that "I do plan for tomorrow ,but not at the wasted expense of today! I also know in my heart and mind, that yesterday is gone,I am not promised tomorrow so I really do try and make the most of this day to the best of my ability. NA has shown me a different way to live,guided by the God of my understanding. Have a blessed and productive day!
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
