The next right thing...

I went to my first AA meeting with S a few nites ago. I had been wanting to check out an AA meeting for a while but didnt want to intrude on S's newfound turf so i have put it off. I figured if he was actually extending the invite then he must be ok with sharing it with me and i jumped at the chance.

The format of the meeting was very much the same as Al Anon. Main speaker. Program. Open discussion. The overall "feel" of the meeting was much more...intense? I hesitate to use that word since it kind of brings about a negative connotation...but i assure you it was intensity in a good way. The room was FULL of people. Men/Women. Old timers/new comers. Some in sweats/some in work attire..even one gentleman in a tuxedo. Definitely a diverse group brought together on one equal playing field for the hour and a half long meeting. One by one, they shared. And the stories shared were not of hopelessness or shame. Not of apology or regret.
The comonality in each story was that each person was striving to do "the next right thing" in their life.

The next right thing.
I had never heard that expression before, but latched onto it immediately. Imagine if EVERYONE adopted that as their motto in life. Going day to day trying to do only RIGHT things?

The possibilites each of us would have would be endless.

It seems so simple to say.
It seems, when you hear it repeated by a roomfull of people, easy to do.

Just get thru each day trying for it.
Striving for it. Praying for it. Wishing for it.

DOING IT.