Why Living In The Now Is So Important (The Daily Trudge)

Why Living In The Now Is So Important (The Daily Trudge)

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? RAW Recovery’s Daily Trudge drops you right into a live, chatty session with host Dion Miller as he talks about why living in the present matters so much in recovery. Dion keeps things relaxed and funny (complete with fake laugh tracks and cat interruptions), but the message hits hard: “You can’t stay sober yesterday. You can’t stay sober tomorrow.

You can only stay sober today.” He reads from AA literature on “living in the now” and unpacks how slogans like “one day at a time” can seem cheesy or “so simple it’s stupid” at first, yet become lifelines when cravings, anxiety, and stress hit. The conversation swings between serious and playful.

Dion and the regulars in chat talk about feeling annoyed by slogans, using humour to cope, and learning to stay present instead of replaying past arguments or future what-ifs. He touches on PTSD, drunk dreams, and how replaying old scenes keeps people emotionally stuck, while planning imaginary disasters fuels fear and hypervigilance. You’ll hear Dion openly correct himself in real time, using a quick tenth step when he realises he spoke from ego.

He talks about anger as both a motivator and a trap, the importance of making amends for the right reasons, and practical tricks like giving yourself a 10-minute “anger window” before moving on with your day. Underneath the jokes and swearing is a clear message: recovery happens right now. Service, amends, phone calls, meetings, gratitude – they all happen today. Yesterday can teach and tomorrow can inspire, but, as Dion puts it, only today can actually change things.

If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at slogans yet secretly needed them, this honest, messy, and very human conversation might feel like sitting in a home group with friends who get it. So what would living just today look like for you?