At times, that was sitting with the food because that’s all I could do. At other times, I knew I had the strength to complete the meal in front of me. There were also days when I didn’t feel like I was able to do my next right thing. Even in those moments, I knew that if I held on to this phrase, it would realign me with what I needed to do to get back on track.
Most of the time, it did not feel like my actions were adding up to much. I continued to struggle, not only for the months at the higher level of care, but for the months and years that followed as I did my best to continue healing. However, those months and years of doing the next right thing have amounted to something amazing, something that I never dreamed was possible.
Today, I am a world away from where I started. I have so much compassion for who I was at the beginning of my recovery journey, and I am so proud of the person I was for simply doing the next right thing. Today, I can see a light at the end of the tunnel that I thought I would be walking for the rest of my life. I have achieved recovery milestones I never thought possible. I have overcome the rules that overwhelmed my life for so long. It has been a journey of thousands of next right steps and decisions. I have learned over my journey of recovery that even if the only step you can see is the one in front of you, you can walk the whole journey that way.
