Just for Today…

“We see it happening among us every day. This miraculous turnabout is evidence of a spiritual awakening.”

Basic Text, p. 51

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We watch them walk in to their first meeting defeated, their spirits broken. Their suffering is obvious, and their desire for help even more apparent. They collect a welcome chip and go back to their seats, shaken by the effort.

We see them again, and they seem a little more comfortable. They’ve found a sponsor and are attending meetings every night. They still won’t meet our glance, but they nod their heads in recognition as we share. We notice a spark of hope in their eyes, and they smile uncertainly when we encourage them to keep coming back.

A few months later, they are standing straight. They’ve learned how to make eye contact. They’re working the steps with their sponsor and are healing as a result. We listen to them sharing at meetings. We stack chairs with them afterward.

A few years later, they are speaking at a convention workshop. They’ve got a wonderful, humorous personality. They smile when they see us, they hug us, and they tell us they could never have done it without us. And they understand when we say, “nor could we, without you.”

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Just for today: I will find joy in witnessing the recovery of another.

One of my favorite books to use for my daily meditations and reflections is called Just for Today. Just for Today offers a wide variety of meditational topics to recovering attics. These topics will range from the nuts and bolts of recovery to the vast array of intangible spiritual concepts. This book is meant for any and all stages of recovery, regardless of clean time. There are a number of ways this book can be used, I encourage you to use it as part of your daily program of recovery. You can go through it by calendar date, from front to back, or however suits you best. This book is sometimes included as a regular part of meeting formats in groups. I really can relate to this book and find it comforting when I just need a little motivation.