Do you limit your possibilities?

[RufusACanal]

What are some of the things you say to yourself that limits you from a full and productive new life? Do you limit your possibilites?


"Of course, we are only human."
"I can't do that."
"You are asking the impossible."
"I am not smart enough".
"Why me?"
"I am powerless to change anything in my life."

[Sugah]

Most of the things I've accomplished in recovery were due to my naivety. I didn't know that I had limitations, and good thing, too - because I found that they were an illusion.

Peace & Love,
Sugah

[RufusACanal]

Negative Self Talk can be deadly; like say for instance, smoking cigarettes.

[Tazman53]

The only things I can not do are things I decide ahead of time I can not do, I always try to do things as long as they can be beneficial in one way or another.

[bballdad]

Rufus
when I did my 5th step with Father Vinnie
he told me several things.One was
Tommy,God loves you and He just wants you to be happy and and go out from here and be all you can be.
Rufus,that was almost 20 yrs ago and I can still hear him.I `ve tried to pass that on to new members along the way.We alcoholics never believed in ourselves ,let alone the chance we could be successful and happy in life.We never believed we was worthy enough to be loved or have a good,happy life.We was wrong.The chances God and life has sent our way in sobriety are awesome!
it all started in AA for me.
Good thread......a badly needed one for most newcomers who still think they are beyond redemption

[lizw]

I think as someone else has said, the first few years I was sober I naively did some amazing things, a few of them people told me not to do but I did them anyway. A few I suffered for and a few I didn't.

Something I have learnt about myself (and maybe all alkies are a bit like this) is I am the type of person who, once convinced I want to do something nothing will change my mind. No matter how many people tell me it is impossible, I still give it ago anyway. I'm talking helathy things here not sick, weirdo things.

I would probably go so far to say I have erred on the side of recklessness, at times.

However for health reasons, these days, I am learning to make a decision, make a plan then attempt to do it. Rather than make a decision then attempted to do it!!

Faith is fear that's said it's prayers and all that.

So I try not to limit myself but at the same time try and have at least some sane plan as to how I am going to achive what I am hoping/working for. God does expect me to do some of the work, even if it is just showing up.

[BP44]

If this is as good as it gets, then God isn't everything. The thing that I have to remember is that "good" is the enemy of the "best". I had a epiphany type experience the other day with a very wet drunk outside of a meeting. He was yammering on about how the lady that shared her story the night before wasn't good enough, so he had to go out after the meeting and mske his story better than hers. I was struck by the delusion of this man and I said, " Buddy, your story isn't getting any better, it's getting worse!!!!" My story on the otherhand is getting better every day.

[bballdad]

"good" is the enemy of the "best".

absolutely!

[RufusACanal]

The promise of a new life is that we have resources we never dreamed possibile. If I have followed the path and I live the Steps in God's grace the impossible becomes possible. Who would believe the changes God has already made in our lives? I do. At no point has God told me in any form of communicate that I am limited or unworthy or useless. How can I be any of these unless I choose to be less than He wills? Courage is a product of doing.

[Music]

The worst thing I can say to myself is that I'll never drink again.