There is much confusion about what it means to live “one day at a time”. Obviously, this cannot include a failure to plan for the future or to “eat, drink and be merry” with no thought of tomorrow. To do so would be utter foolishness and would feed the very addiction from which one
Diligence is a virtue many desire, but to which few choose to fully surrender. This virtue requires much in order to be completely obtained. It is often associated with willpower and strength, but like all virtues it is available to all.
At first glance this Virtue may appear to be a process. One must certainly go through a process in order to obtain this Virtue. One may never fully obtain, or completely master this Virtue during the course of a lifetime. Acceptance, like patience often requires momentary surrender by virtue of the need for its application. In the process of recovery, this Virtue precedes Courage and the process of change. How does one know when to accept and when to change? Perhaps more experience with Acceptance will help answer this question.