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08-25-2014, 04:47 PM | #5 | |
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This was the topic at the Living Sober meeting I went to. Learning to let go of the old tapes and learning to think and act a new way. Letting go of limiting beliefs, opening my mind to other things other than my way, and just because I have been doing things for 20 + years, doesn't mean I should continue doing them, old patterns don't make things right.
What served me in good stead, even in early recovery, may not be what I need in today. I must remember that it is just for today. All I have is this one day and it is what I make of it that counts in the long run. My best thinking got me to the doors of recovery. I no longer have a drug problem, I don't pick up, a day at a time. What I have is a thinking problem, and I need to let go of the stinking thinking. I have to remember when it comes to mind, that it is part of my using, not my recovery. Quote:
As the old saying goes, "If you have one foot in yesterday and one foot in tomorrow, you are missing out on today. How can I see what is happening in today if I am continually looking over my shoulder at the past or focusing my sight on the future. I can't see what is going on around me and I end up with tunnel vision. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. You can't be ready in today, if you are still focusing on the past and the future.
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