Had a reminder today by a lot of folks at the meeting. It was on the subject of living one day at a time. How important that is and why.
It made me go back and think about the way I used to be, not only when I was drinking, but what it was like, when I first came into this program. My projecting to the future and stirring up all kinds of fear. Then I would find myself going back into the past and dredging up all kinds of junk, which influenced my thinking about what I thought was ahead of me.
I remember hearing a psychiatrist say that, when our minds are in the past and future, we’re so stretched out mentally that it makes us crazy. Not only that, but if I’m not in the day and here right now, there’s no telling what I will do. I could even find myself drinking again without even being aware of what I’m doing.
If I will just live in the moment, everything will work the way it’s supposed to work. Being conscious of who and what I am and what the solution is to my life. It’s spiritual. No matter what I think my problems are there is a spiritual solution. Not only that, but I’m better able to concentrate on doing the footwork necessary to work toward these solutions.
I can stay sober for the moment. What I do now to stay sober will serve to protect my sobriety in the future. But I don’t need to concern myself with that. With the help of my higher power it is possible to stay aware and in the moment. Drifting will only lead to trouble.
Anyway, I got a call from a friend, who had found himself drifting and causing him all kinds of problems in his head. We talked about staying in the moment and going to a meeting to be with people just like us. A good solution for what’s wrong with us.