Be Here Now

Be Here Now was a book by Ram Dass published in 197i about spirituality, yoga and Eastern meditation and thought that influenced many who are baby boomers today. It opened the door to experiencing life from a very different point of view and the book is still available and popular today.

To me, Be Here Now and One Day at a Time are kinda the same.  It's about shifting perspective on life to the immediate and current, a key understanding that for many occurs slowly as recovery progresses.

When one embarks on the journey out of active addiction back into the world, for many that involves cleaning up the mess they made in the past and a stunningly scary perspective of the present and future. 

Until one shifts into being here now and gratefully sighs a breath of relief upon figuring out it is possible to chunk it all down into manageable bites. But that takes intention and a bit of practice.  But it is possible to make that shift of mind time and take small steps ahead on the personal path of recovery.

One day at a Time isn't a slogan, it's a strategy. Deliberately thinking of the present is very helpful especially at the point of moving away from the depth of addiction towards the possibility of living a happier life.

People who haven't experienced addiction can also choose to operate one day at a time or being here now. But for the alcoholic or addict it is especially handy, and a critical intention in dealing with very alarming and real consequences of years of destructive choices and behaviors.

If in the midst of trying to fix longstanding relationship problems or financial jeopardy issues it really helps if they can stop ... invoke One Day at a Time ... breathe a little and shift into what is possible now.  What a great trick.

You just have to practice it, the best you can, when you can invoke it into your consciousness and then see how your viewpoint shifts and what you can do next gets clear.  It's magic.