July 16, 2026 - One Day At A Time

My thought for today is One Day At A Time. I remember, back in 1997, when I tried to stop drinking, I had tried to quit for the rest of my life. But, then I asked myself what will I do on New Year's Eve? What will I do on my birthday? What will I do on your birthday? A longtimer said to me one day why don't you just try not to drink today? So, I gave that a shot. A day turned into a week, four weeks became a month, 12 months became a year, ten years became a decade, then half a century, and it just keeps adding up. Ultimately, all we really have is today. We never know what the day will bring. We never know when the next storm will come so we should always be ready. I start each day in the same way, with prayer, meditation, and reflection, because the days that I pray almost always turn out better than the days I don't.