One Day At A Time

If you or someone close to you has experience with 12-step programs, you know the significance and the philosophy of the phrase "One Day At A Time."

In a nutshell, it says that every day offers the chance for a fresh start.

A friend of mine who has achieved a long period of recovery from a substance abuse problem told me that he does not believe in New Year's resolutions. He says that the time to affect change is the moment that you see the need.

That sounds a little harsh to me. The distance between recognizing the need for change and its institution can be pretty broad. It can look like a canyon even if, in reality, change simply is a step in a different direction.

But I do get my friend's belief that change doesn't require a special day. Heck, look at some of the unwelcomed changes we all have to bear. They come without announcement and we still adjust to them. Maybe not the best adjustment, but adjustment nonetheless.

We don't have the choice. Change happens, and we have to deal with it.

What about the changes that you'd like to make in your life? The changes that you get to choose?

I mean, you've already been thinking about it. The process has begun.

Today seems like a perfect day to start your change.