Wisdom Of The Rooms - 2020

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December 21

Quote of the Week

"Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, so live in the now."

When I came into the program, I was so consumed with worry for my future that I couldn’t even talk about what I was doing in the present. “But what happens if I lose my house. How about my career? What if I go to jail?” These and other future events were my new obsession once I put the alcohol down. I had completely lost the ability to feel any joy or contentment in my life.

When I tried to tell my concerns to others in the program, they gave me suggestions that seemed ludicrous at the time. “Help stack the chairs after the meeting,” they told me. “Collect the coffee cups and go into the kitchen and help the others clean up,” they advised. “Aren’t you listening?” I wanted to scream at them. “I have some serious issues here!” Instead, I washed cups and helped clean the kitchen after the meetings.

It has taken years to finally learn the lessons they were trying to teach me, but it’s clear now. Today, I have everything I need to be happy, joyous, and free. And if I take care of the things in front of me today, then one day at a time my life can and will improve. I now know that today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday, so now I make the most out of living today. And this way, my life not only takes care of itself, but it improves as well.