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Old 08-12-2004, 04:22 PM
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Dan
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Originally Posted by JT
Expectations can be killers.
I read somewhere that expectations are pre-meditated disappointments. And when I finally processed that beyond my addict mindset and into my brain, I started examining what I was really doing. Confusing the things I needed with the things I wished for.
A lot of self pity was borne from that often repeated error. Along with many things I have to change in order to continue in recovery, many long held beliefs have to be thrown out the window.
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