Sound bytes

There*s something particularly wonderful about being with people in recovery.   They know they have to take it seriously or they may completely miss out on Life.  They may die tomorrow.  They know (many of them know) they may die tomorrow.  What a privilege to spend time with people who have chosen to grab Life again, to learn something new every day.

The guys at the halfway house are given sound bytes

To chew on

Along with their recovery:

One day at a time

Learn something new every day

Even

Slow down

Let go

Let God.

Sound bytes to chew on.

They stream through my head

Inhabit my dreams.

One of the guys asks me

What I have learned today

I tell him I am newly grateful

To be able to drive.

When I ask him the same question

He thinks a long time.

A long time.

I got up fifteen minutes earlier

This morning.

I took more time before work

And the day went better.

Then he smiled and said

I didn*t realize until I said it out loud

How important that was.

I thought:

That*s two things

The Act

and the Realization

It*s Important.