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Maybe you’ve heard this one before? Two young fish are swimming along, and an older fish passes by and says, “Good morning, boys! How’s the water?” As the two young fish get out of earshot, one fish turns to the other and asks, “What’s water?” The moral of the story is that the good stuff is all around us. It’s in the sunlight, rain, wind, air, and entirety of the cosmos. The big things and especially the little things. It’s as if it was put here specifically for you to enjoy. What is needed is the willingness to pay attention. To appreciate it with all the awareness you can. Being sober today is an excellent way to prepare to receive it. 
Reflections
Take a deep breath. As you breathe in, say to yourself repeatedly, “This is water.” 
Daily Challenge
Look up David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech – The full version. It’s twenty minutes long, and it explains this concept in detail. 



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Be present. Be here. Now. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it ‘The Present’.” Being in the moment with all your being is the freest you will ever be. No fear for tomorrow and no remorse for the past. Everything that matters is what is right in front of you. When we can put aside our thoughts and focus on the here and now, time slows, experiences are richer, and we can appreciate our time better. 
Reflections
How often are you lost in the future or the past?
Daily Challenge
Stop. For the next minute, take some deep long breaths. Inhale and hold for two seconds. Exhale and hold for two seconds. Look around your general area and find an object. Think about how it got there, who made it, what it is made from, how long it has been there, and what might become of that object. 



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May 31 - Buy the book!
For decades, I lived in my past. I would get up every day and replay the “early years” in my head. Get coffee, take a shower, brush teeth, shit, shower, shave. All the while, images of the past would creep into my brain, like camera flashes of a bad movie. Sometimes it all seemed so random. I would have flashes of childhood memories and being a young adult. My brain seemed to be stuck in a loop of the past. Not only that, I was reacting to these thoughts without really paying attention. I would feel the emotion of the moment/memory and could be deeply affected by the thoughts. Some people would tell me to seek therapy, and others would say I need to drink more. I chose the latter. As I got sober, these thoughts returned and stayed until I began to lean into them, I peeled the onion, picked the scab, pulled my own card, and I could mix more metaphors here like poorly mixed drinks, but let’s just try to remember this one thing! What stands in the way becomes the way. 
Reflections
What are you thinking? What are you avoiding?
Daily Challenge
Start journaling. Get a notebook and fill in a page each day. Say/write whatever comes to mind.



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May 30 - Buy the book!
I was once asked, “If you could go back in time and tell your young self something using only four words, what would you tell yourself?” My response? “YOU’RE NOT THAT IMPORTANT.” There isn’t anything you are doing that someone else can’t do, and there is someone who can always do it better. You are, in most cases, expendable. The company won’t fold without you. The business won’t go under. They will find a way to adapt, grow, learn, and possibly replace you. We like to think that we are wanted/needed. Who doesn’t? But don’t let that need/desire overcome your sense of self. You are another human among humans, a worker among workers. So, watch your ego. Check your head. Remember that this life and everything in it is on loan. You only get to use it for a short while, so treat it well. 
Reflections
Do you let your ego get in your way? Does your overdeveloped sense of self cause you more harm than good?
Daily Challenge
Be a worker among workers today. 



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May 29 - Buy the book!
It’s hard to have hope all the time. To feel uplifted and always inspired for life to arrive each day. Finding that deeper, inner lightness that raises your spirit and sends you into the unknown of each sober day can be a chore. But try. There will be things that tear you down, traffic, worry, bills, relationships (relationshits), kids, courts, fines, jail time, death,… Am I getting carried away here? That is how the mind works sometimes, isn’t it? One little thing can turn into a snowball for everything. When you feel you’re at your lowest, remember that you’re still going up. Don’t let that one thing become everything. Don’t make mountains out of molehills. You may have troubles, but take a look back and see how far you’ve come. See how far that small piece of hope you grabbed has led you. You are further away than you thought you were. 
Reflections
How far have you come? Where would you be if you didn’t try to get sober?
Daily Challenge
Take some time to congratulate yourself for your efforts in sobriety and for continuing to try. You deserve it.



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May 28 - Buy the book!
I have heard it said that we have a disease of perception. How true that statement is. Addicts and alcoholics have a distorted sense of reality, which is something we must work on. After years of thinking only of ourselves, meeting our own needs, and using/drinking in isolation, our view of how things should be can be far removed from what others are experiencing. Our point of view can be severely distorted. That is why doing things like going to meetings and therapy is so strongly suggested. We get to hear others share their views and maybe get a glimpse of our own perception of the world. One of my favorite A.A. speakers, Paul McQ., talks about being a man trapped in a glass where he can’t read the label. I like that because it rings true for me. I need other people to read the label and tell me what my ingredients are. 
Reflections
Do you have a solid view of yourself? Do you have a disease of perception, too?
Daily Challenge
This week, go to a meeting you have never been to. Look up a therapist or call your sponsor. 



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366 Book - January 20

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