August 17

”Far away in the sunshine are my highest expectations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow their lead.” Louisa May Alcott

Some of my goals may be loft ideas right now. They may seem unrealistic, unreachable or even impossible. Yet I can look back at my life to a time not so long ago where I thought the return to some sense of normalcy, of being able to enjoy the simple pleasures of life, seemed a state that was out of my reach. Today it is something that has mostly been regained. So who am I to judge what remains in the realm of possibility? I need not achieve such grandiose dreams in a simple heroic leap…more likely it will take a long journey, and often, if I am focused on the way ahead and less on the goal, I often find I have surpassed the goal rather than recognizing the exact instant I have attained what was once so highly desired. My path in recovery is less about the milestones than it is about each mile and each stone that I look upon or under as I voyage ahead. My focus on the present, staying aware of what I can change, where I can make a difference – this is what enables me to mature and grow.

Affirmation I can reach for the stars while realizing that I still need to take a step at a time to get there.