I am not feeling particularly optimistic tonight, a feeling I am sure will pass. Lately, I feel I have not put the necessary work into my recovery. I think that there are things in my life that are changing for the better, but I feel like my spirituality is lacking. That is me also striving for that perfection that I will never reach.

Recovery can be like a curtain going up a little at a time. It opens very slowly, sometimes dropping back down a little, sometimes staying where it is for weeks or months before rising some more.

This image helps remind us that recovery doesn’t always progress at the speed we would like. It is often a slow process, with many starts and stops. But we know that as long as we work our program, the curtain will continue to go up. We have faith that eventually our lives will be filled with the light our program lets in.

We are on the right track toward a better way of life. Whether our curtain is only up a little or much farther along, we share with those in our fellowship a common strength, a common goal, and a common destination.

Today let me grateful for the others who are with me on the road to recovery.

Tags: Just for Today, recovery, OA, Overeaters Anonymous, Twelve Step program