Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain.
- Marcus Aurelius
A.A. Thought for the Day
Alcoholics are unable or unwilling, during their addiction to alcohol, to live in the present. The result is that they live in a constant state of remorse and fear because of their unholy past and its morbid attraction, or the uncertain future and its vague forebodings. So the only real hope for the alcoholic is to face the present. Now is the time. Now is ours. The past is beyond recall. The future is as uncertain as life itself. Only the now belongs to us. Am I living in the now?
Anger for yesterday and fear of tomorrow occupied my every moment as an alcoholic. I try and set time aside every day to be present in the moment and to be grateul of the miracles at work in my life.
~ Mike
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