I am closing in on one year of writing an entry every single day for my Let Go and Be Free series. I had decided in November 2019 that I would write a new entry to share daily reflections on how to overcome growing up in an alcoholic and dysfunctional family.
Has this been easy to do?
No, it hasn’t.
As with anything else in life, there have been good and bad days. Some days I have an amazing idea to share and other days I struggle and am not certain what to write. In any long-term project that I’ve worked on, there have been days when I want to give up or I’m not at my best. But still, I move onward and do the best that I can.
What I’ve learned is that it’s not important to always be a superstar. We cannot always be working at 100% capacity. There are days when I felt sick, or was busy with work, or family issues came up. What was important was that I took some time each day to focus on practicing the skills that have helped me? For me, that meant writing, meditating, focusing on practicing the Twelve Steps each day, as well as making time to listen to podcasts or read self-help books.
I made time in my week to focus on my recovery and to learn how best to incorporate healthy attitudes and new skills to ground me each day.
The work that we do each day helps us to create healthy habits. It’s not so important that we do everything perfectly each day. What matters is that we keep taking steps each day toward a better future for us. Each day make time to celebrate your life and your loved ones. Step by step, day by day, minute by minute.
It’s not all about today. It’s about how you decide to embrace change and keep up on your recovery each day.
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