02.15.06

We are responsible for the effort, not the outcome. !unknown

Today I am grateful...

• for my new nappable sofa
• that one day I will have a new pet in my life
• that some how I will find the time in this day to do all that is on my list
• that although I woke up in a fog this morning, it was not a fog of alcohol residue
• that if I have learned nothing else, then I have a lot more to learn
• that today I fit in

Like a loud alarm clock, the First Step brings us to semiconsciousness—although at this point, we may not be sure whether we want to climb out of bed or maybe sleep for just five more minutes. The gentle hand shaking our shoulders as we apply the Second and Third Steps causes us to stand up, stretch, and yawn. We need to wipe the sleep from our eyes to write the Fourth Step and share our Fifth. But as we work the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Steps, we begin noticing a spring in our step and the start of a smile on our lips. Our spirits sing in the shower as we take the Tenth and Eleventh Steps. And then we practice the Twelfth, leaving the house in search of others to awaken.

We don't have to spend the rest of our lives in a spiritual coma. We may not like to get up in the morning but, once out of bed, we're almost always glad we did.~NA Just for Today