Interrelated not seperate

[caressa]

For many years I was so flexible I didn't know who I was, and now that I'm discovering who I am, I think, "OK, I know where I stand on that issue. Now on to the next one." But I have to remind myself that all issues are interrelated--no one is separate.
—Kathleen Casey Theisen

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Not being able to deal with life is one of the reasons I used. It was often the feelings from the past that encrouched on today that I wasn't able to let go of that made me think that I couldn't couldn't live without using.

When I can learn to accept what is in the moment, knowing that it is subject to change, then I can better go with the flow, live each day as it comes, one day at a time.

Things may flow in from the past, and things may project into the future, but when I remember to stay grounded in today, then I can deal with things as they come. It is okay to just be and do what is in front of you instead of trying to look at the whole picture and become overwhelmed.

I am not alone in my disease. Others have gone before me and shown me the way. It was that sense of belonging that kept me coming back to AA.

Keep coming so you don't have to come back.

[majestyjo]

You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning

For many years I was so flexible I didn't know who I was, and now that I'm discovering who I am, I think, "OK, I know where I stand on that issue. Now on to the next one." But I have to remind myself that all issues are interrelated--no one is separate.
—Kathleen Casey Theisen

Today flows from yesterday, the day before, the day before that. Tomorrow repeats the pattern. What we are given on any one day will have its beginning in the past and its finale in the future. No incident is isolated entirely; no issue is self-contained.

Maturity is being able to let go of outgrown attitudes, stifling opinions, no matter how good and right they were at one time. Our egos often get too attached to some of our opinions, and new ideas can't filter in. Some will try to get our attention today. We are ready for new growth. The choice not to hamper it is ours to make.

The opinions we held certain yesterday may not be adequate to the problems of today. They need not be. They served us well. They are not for naught.

Today's issues need today's fresh responses. I will be unafraid. Today flows from yesterday, the day before, and the day before that. Tomorrow follows suit.

This is the reading for the link above. It reminds me that what I have done in the past, may not be applicable in today. Change is always in the moment, in today. This is a 24 hour program. What I did in another day, doesn't keep me sober in today. In today, I may have to change the script. I may even have to delete it, and start anew.