Todays thought! - Change - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

***Time2Surrender*** · 04-11-2005, 09:03 AM

Today's thought is:

Change is the law of life.
-- John F. Kennedy

Little steps and small changes are what big changes are made of. Learning to be good to ourselves is a process that begins with a willing attitude and one small change.

We usually get discouraged and sabotage our lives. If we don't like reading, we might begin with one page a day. Perhaps our diets are full of junk food and lack fruits and vegetables. We can add health to our meals by drinking a glass of orange juice each morning. Having fourteen people we intensely dislike, we begin by being able to forgive one of the fourteen. We cannot change our lives overnight, but we can change.

A willingness to do one small thing each day will add up to big changes in time.

Today let me be willing to take one area of life and change something about it.

You are reading from the book:

Our Best Days by Nancy Hull-Mast

**Ann** · 04-11-2005, 10:37 AM

I needed to read this today...thank you.

Hugs
Ann

onthewagon · 08-06-2008, 08:37 AM

Same here. Help and encouragement are the other sides to recovery, as I have found out today.

nayster · 08-06-2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Time2Surrender

We cannot change our lives overnight, but we can change.

As an "All-Or-Nothing" perfectionist, this is a hurdle for me. I want the perfect life and I want it now. And if I can't achieve that, then screw it all!

Thanks. I'm going to steal this for my sig line because it's exactly what I'm struggling with right now.

dandar · 08-15-2008, 01:22 AM

john kenndy also said ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country and so i soppose i can concieve that not ask what i can do for my recovery in changing but in essence what i can do for me one day at a time to just simply learn that lihe is full of beauty and satisfation in positive ways to live does this make any since dandar

maloneshawn32 · 08-15-2008, 08:28 AM

That's awesome, thanks for that.

Shawn

Toomutch · 08-15-2008, 09:00 AM

Thanks for that T2.

This thread started at an ideal time for me.
Change is scary, but we need to live with it, and grow from it for our well being.

zencat · 08-15-2008, 07:30 PM

So true, self-improvement for me is gradual process. Little by little I make the changes in my life that will have a lasting meaning.

RobbyRobot · 08-16-2008, 06:46 AM

ohhhh yeah,

it's all good when we're not just pullin' out weeds but also planting flowers and what not, sharing back and forth among our Brethren. loving others isn't rocket science, and we're all loving the right way when life can get just that much better for eveyone who wants it, friend and foe alike. the only thing worse than havin' all the lights out is not knowing where the friggin' switch is hiding.

yup, we know its always been a good day by going to bed sober and waking up clean. rinse and repeat. LOL

RR

***Doug*** · 09-14-2008, 07:57 AM

Wow, you dug up an old one. LOL

Celebration1994 · 09-14-2008, 06:37 PM

Excellent...ty

least · 09-16-2008, 01:10 PM

Thank you Mikey!! As always you've stated something I already knew but needed to hear again. I cannot thank you enough for constantly encouraging me and everyone else here. You have a powerful impact and I thank you for it.

I credit much of my staying sober to you and the others here who always have something positive and helpful to say. Don't mean to get all 'weepy' but I love ya man, as I love all my friends here. I can't help getting teary-eyed when I consider the love and support shown here and how much it's helped me. One of the wonderful things about getting and staying sober is that I can now extend my hand to others struggling as I was, so I can 'pay it forward' in gratitude for the help given to me.

I am so happily indebted to my friends here!

back2theliving · 09-17-2008, 08:46 AM

Thank you, I needed to read this also

blizzardm17 · 09-23-2008, 12:45 PM

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time to surrender----Little steps and small changes are what big changes are made of

thanks t2s, i can overwhelm myself by thinking how much needs to be done instead of just doing something small to get started. most things are much tougher in my head then they really are. my sponser told me to clean just a small part of my room each day and soon the whole room would be clean. he told me on writing step 4, 15 minutes a night and it will get done. it works

04-11-2005, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
*Time2Surrender* Community Greeter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hillsboro,Oregon Soon to be Washington State Posts: 6,335 Blog Entries: 3	Todays thought! - Change Today's thought is: Change is the law of life. -- John F. Kennedy Little steps and small changes are what big changes are made of. Learning to be good to ourselves is a process that begins with a willing attitude and one small change. We usually get discouraged and sabotage our lives. If we don't like reading, we might begin with one page a day. Perhaps our diets are full of junk food and lack fruits and vegetables. We can add health to our meals by drinking a glass of orange juice each morning. Having fourteen people we intensely dislike, we begin by being able to forgive one of the fourteen. We cannot change our lives overnight, but we can change. A willingness to do one small thing each day will add up to big changes in time. Today let me be willing to take one area of life and change something about it. You are reading from the book: Our Best Days by Nancy Hull-Mast __________________ "Jack and Diane" painted a picture of my life and my dreams, Suddenly this crazy world made more sense to me Well I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along Cause everytime I hear that song...

04-11-2005, 10:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ann Sharing Our Light Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 15,164	I needed to read this today...thank you. Hugs Ann __________________ Somewhere between the gator swamp and the Taj Mahal there is a path, it may be hidden, overgrown or may blend in with the other surroundings, but it is there, it's your path and it is calling you.~Frankly~

08-15-2008, 09:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Toomutch with a new light in my eyes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Littleton, Co. Posts: 2,236	Thanks for that T2. This thread started at an ideal time for me. Change is scary, but we need to live with it, and grow from it for our well being. __________________ Good friends are like stars..... You don't always see them, But you know they are always there

08-15-2008, 07:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
zencat Double Trouble Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ventura Co. California USA Posts: 1,117 Blog Entries: 7	So true, self-improvement for me is gradual process. Little by little I make the changes in my life that will have a lasting meaning. __________________

09-14-2008, 07:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
*Doug* Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: S.E. Mich. Posts: 1,361	Wow, you dug up an old one. LOL __________________ Warning: Dates on calendar are closer than they appear.

08-06-2008, 08:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
onthewagon Detrermined to quit Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Plymouth Posts: 17	Same here. Help and encouragement are the other sides to recovery, as I have found out today.

08-15-2008, 01:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
dandar Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: rushville,ne Posts: 2 Blog Entries: 1	john kenndy also said ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country and so i soppose i can concieve that not ask what i can do for my recovery in changing but in essence what i can do for me one day at a time to just simply learn that lihe is full of beauty and satisfation in positive ways to live does this make any since dandar

08-15-2008, 08:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
maloneshawn32 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Portsmouth,VA Posts: 88	That's awesome, thanks for that. Shawn

08-16-2008, 06:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
RobbyRobot hello world Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Our little island... Posts: 355	ohhhh yeah, it's all good when we're not just pullin' out weeds but also planting flowers and what not, sharing back and forth among our Brethren. loving others isn't rocket science, and we're all loving the right way when life can get just that much better for eveyone who wants it, friend and foe alike. the only thing worse than havin' all the lights out is not knowing where the friggin' switch is hiding. yup, we know its always been a good day by going to bed sober and waking up clean. rinse and repeat. LOL RR

09-14-2008, 06:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
Celebration1994 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Upstate,NY Posts: 102	Excellent...ty

09-16-2008, 01:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
least happily recovering Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,874	Thank you Mikey!! As always you've stated something I already knew but needed to hear again. I cannot thank you enough for constantly encouraging me and everyone else here. You have a powerful impact and I thank you for it. I credit much of my staying sober to you and the others here who always have something positive and helpful to say. Don't mean to get all 'weepy' but I love ya man, as I love all my friends here. I can't help getting teary-eyed when I consider the love and support shown here and how much it's helped me. One of the wonderful things about getting and staying sober is that I can now extend my hand to others struggling as I was, so I can 'pay it forward' in gratitude for the help given to me. I am so happily indebted to my friends here! __________________ I'd rather live in my van with my dogs than live in a mansion without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Whatever happens, I won't drink today. sober since 7/14/08.

09-17-2008, 08:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
back2theliving Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: united states Posts: 93	Thank you, I needed to read this also

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