It’s so easy to lose sight of what we’ve gained. I woke up at 5am this morning, prepared my lunch for the week, prepped for dinner tonight, wrote in my journal, did laundry, and went to church at 8. I caught myself wondering how a friend’s birthday party went last night and feigning curiosity on what I may have missed out on.
Then my sober mind slapped me in the face with reality. There would have been no 5am if I still partied like I used to, unless I was still awake from the night before. When I’d have finally gotten up about 2pm, lunch and dinner would most surely have been liquid-based. No lunch prepped, so I would have most likely wasted money buying lunch every day. There would have been no valuable time for self-reflection and introspection in my journal. And laundry, well you can imagine and I’m sure you can relate that self-care was not a focus when you’re “in the life”, so whatever clothes would be lying around on the floor composed by outfits for the work week.
We spend so much time focusing on what we’ve lost that we’re totally blind to gaining the world. You don’t have to be a religious or spiritual person to appreciate how you’ve blessed yourself with your decision to change. Replace what mattered with what matters and change your perspective. You’re not recovering, you’re becoming.