The Present

This picture says it all. As a mother of an active addict I find myself always waiting for the next crisis, wondering what will happen next? It's hard not to think that way when you suffer so much, you just know when you get a little comfortable, something else is going to happen. I have told myself a million times; I am preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. This way of thinking keeps us from enjoying the present, seeing the beauty in the world and in our lives today. We must try to stay in the present. It's ok to hope for tomorrow but try to focus on today.
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift, that's why they call it the present!"