There are days in recovery when nothing memorable happens. No revelation. No dramatic test. No moment fit for the final scene of a film.
You get up. You do the work in front of you. You speak honestly to someone. You go to bed without needing to undo the day.
I once might have dismissed that as uneventful. I had become so used to intensity that steadiness felt like an absence. But ordinary days accumulate. They give people a chance to know what to expect from you. They give you a chance to find out who you are when you are no longer recovering from the previous night.
A quiet Tuesday will probably never announce how much it matters. It has other things to do.
An original reflection by Theo Luke Dornan. Independent and not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous or AA World Services.