Sunday, March 1^st, 2020

Little Improvement

After the hospital, I went to the gym to burn off some of my sadness and frustration. I got onto a stationary bike. It was linked through the internet to others all over the world. Riders competed on 45 computer-generated courses. Times were posted and I could see where my time ranked.

I finished a 6.9 mile course, cutting a second off my best time, one second slower than the fastest time posted. During my first couple of months riding the bikes, I often cut my times by ten seconds or more.  Five years later, being a second faster was just as satisfying.

In the early years of sobriety my life improved by leaps and bounds. Decades later, I noticed my life getting better in small ways. Each day I was just a little more grateful, a little less worried, a little more grounded in the present moment. In some ways, small improvements seemed more satisfying.

Today I will be satisfied with small improvements.

2020 Vision ©2017 by Ken Montrose

2020 Vision is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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