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to live in accordance with the principles of my recovery program, is certainly a tall order on certain days, especially when i commute to work or deal with intractable individuals who, in my opinion, are blind to what is going on around them. this morning, as i am running behind “schedule,”i can certainly predict that a middle finger salute may well be in store for someone who in my opinion is traveling too slow and is hindering my journey to my home group. certainly not the best means to enhance a less turbulent world. be that as it may, knowing that i am apt to do that, perhaps i can short-circuit my reaction and breathe instead of chomp down on my cigar and fume in frustration.
over the weekend, i need to accumulate a few hours of work, so i can get paid for forty hours this week, as Friday i will be driving north for another family funeral. i actually have no issue with either of those things. i want to keep this job and one of the habits that created the untenable situation at my last job, was not putting in the time required. i was still living in the work ethic of the job before and did not step up the time i put into working. yes, it would be nice to win a lottery prize of millions of dollars, but in reality, that is probably not going to happen. even if i did, what would i do with my days, if i did not work? certainly not anything i need to worry about this morning. what i do need to consider is how can i do better than i did yesterday at doing the next correct thing, even if no one is looking? certainly a great notion and one that i can honor as i walk through today.

∞ DT ∞