"...I want to quit - BUT I CANT..."
When I hear someone new to recovery; someone trying to figure it all out...but then they come out with the ole "...I can't xxxxxxxxxx!!..." I usually tell them exactly what I'm about to tell you............:
"Yup, you're absolutely right; with that (negative) attitude you can't...Perhaps coming up with some more appropriate, positive thoughts might help......eh.....?
Mebbe starting small with....: "I maybe can't, but WE can." and then mebbe work youself up to.................:
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can; I know I can, I know I can; I CAN!!!!
Or perhaps even some kinda churchy ones.....:
I'm a victor and not a victom...
I'm the head and not the tail.
I'm above and not below.
*I am blessed....coming in and going out; in the city and in the country.*
I will lend and not borrow.........
Oh, and the lists go on...............so now it's your turn..............
(o:
NoelleR
*P.S. Just for a wee bit of levity here, one of the pastors at my church used add a little to these............:
"I am blessed....coming in and going out----Oh boy, I'm blessed even when I don't know whether I'm coming or going.....and
"I am blessed....in the city and in the country----Oh goody, I'm gonna have a house in the city and one in the country....
soooooooooooooooooo, stay positive..... (o: