One thing I've learned in almost 29 years of sobriety is that I 'm never in trouble when I'm living in the here and now. Worry and anxiety are future things. Depression occurs when I'm dredging through the garbage of my past.
But in this moment, right here and now, everything is just fine. I have a job. My doctor says I'm in good health. I own stuff that's paid for. I have a wide circle of friends, family, and acquaintances that I can call on for help. I have a job that allows me to help others do something different with their lives if they're tired of drinking and drugging.
So, the point of this blog is that living in the here and now is desirable. A healthy thing, a way to keep our brains from leading us astray.
About 20 years ago I decided to learn how live in the moment. I took a course in meditation and kept it up on a twice daily basis for the next 15 years. Then, I started investigating other kinds of meditation and decided to take a one year course to become a meditation instructor. I thought it would be somthing I could use with those who are in our recovery program. And it's something I use periodically when someone seems like they might benefit by learning to live in the moment.
It has helped others when I teach them meditation, and at the same time it reinforces my own efforts to live in this moment - in the here and now. And I find that that is a good thing because all we have is this moment -the here and now....
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