The Power of Now—One Day at a Time
13 January 2009
There is only One Life. It is the Higher Power and Life of the Spirit that animates my being with perfect action right now. Spirit is what I am and I treasure each day of my life. I live in each moment, one day at a time. I take pleasure in the fullness of every breath.
I celebrate in the gift of imagination that creates through Consciousness unique experiences for me. I am grateful for the love I am free to give and receive, for friends and family, and for my unwavering ability to have, sober, meaningful relationships.
In Step One I begin to find sobriety to be a peaceful, calm, contented, sedate and well-balanced life. I value my success in my sober healthy body, and my demonstration of an abundantly satisfied life. I am now giving up dwelling in the past or living in the future. I live in the power of now. I love now. I am happy now. One day at a time.
In my well-balanced life I appreciate each moment as it occurs. I observe, but do not judge, for I am thankful for every part of every day and for every person who enters my world. I live in each moment and rejoice in the wonder and possibility that life is.
And, so it is.
Jamie…
Quote from your post:
“I value my success in my sober healthy body, and my demonstration of an abundantly satisfied life. I am now giving up dwelling in the past or living in the future. I live in the power of now. I love now. I am happy now. One day at a time.”
When I first “tried out” 12 step recovery, I wanted somthing more than valuing the success you note in your post. I did not see simple health and sobriety as valuable.
I suppose that I looked too much to past and future for meaning. Why not? This is what I did my whole life in my alcoholic thinking. Regrets of the past, pipe dreams of the future. This left me lost and valueless in today.
When I finally got ahold of how great “Now” is, life changed. There will never be another January 22, 2009 at exactly 12:25 AM ever again. This moment in time that is my “now” is singular and unique in all of eternity. So it is up to me to make the absolute best of this moment. To enjoy it, to appreciate it, to value it.
When I do, the regrets of the past disappear. The fear of tomorrow also fades from my consciousness. Yet, I know that by investing in my “now”, it puts me in a far better place for when tomorrow show up.
And it took an alcohol problem and a resulting world of chaos and pain to bring me to the point where I could finally see this.
This disease is a blessing in disguise.
Ciao. Chaz