when nelson madela was in his teens, he attended a tribal ceremony. a tribal elder stood up and said...
"these are our young men. they are our future. but the truth is...they are second class citizens...they will always be boys."
when mandela heard this, he made the decision to change south africa.
that one decision changed the world forever.
when richard branson was labeled dyslexic, he decided the impairment would make him more intuitive in business.
it's not the events in our lives that shape our destiny but the decisions we make about those events. what sets world leaders apart is the ability to turn obstacles into opportunity.
the above was authored by chris howard and can be viewed at consciousone.com. it is the decision to change a negative to a positive - that shift in our perception is what i consider a miracle.
i think about the years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes while addicted, wishing and hoping for a better life. well i would lie around and wallow in my self-pity, self-centeredness while downing a handful of pills...lamenting how miserable life was. was this my passion? was this how abundant my life could be? it wasn't until i took the necessary action to get clean and work a program of recovery did i realize how askew my perception was and life began to slowly get much better.
there's a saying around the rooms of 12 step recovery goes something like this...faith without action is dead.
to anyone out there who is still suffering, there is absolutely no reason why these current events (being addicted) should shape your destiny. for what is our destiny? jails? institutions? or death from addiction? we think not. we have the Power within - everything we need to make the decision to get clean and change a negative into a positive through recovery. we have the ability to be a miracle by asking this loving Power for a little willingness. willingness to take the action to get clean and work recovery as if our lives depended on it...because the bottom line is, our lives - our destiny do depend on it.
please know - there is a solution.
thanks for letting me share.
namaste'
sammy
Thank you for that post. I am sitting here on Day 17 with lots of self-pity and anger, no motivation or energy. But after reading it I think I'll get up and get out and try to accomplish something today. Just for today. Thanks again.
Sam ~
You are such an inspiring person !
Thank you for that post.
Lots of love
You are such an inspiring person !
Thank you for that post.
Lots of love
Hi Sammy, I asked Theresa on another thread but wanted to extend the invitation to you also. Would you like to come chat? Love, Kat
That's a great message. I've been reading about people's decisions to quit tomorrow, or after this or that future event or holiday, and it reminds me that I did the same thing -- the only problem being that each time I'd set that quit date, I'd have to set another one when I reached it. I haven't really made a decison until I take action on it.
Another thing I heard about taking action that has helped me: Right action leads to right thinking, not the other way around. I don't think my thinking or mood would have improved measurably if I hadn't quit taking pills. First things first. Only after I flushed the remainder of those Norcos did I begin to feel better about myself and life generally. I felt hope. But it all starts with getting rid of the pills. As scary as taking that action may seem when we are still in active addiction, it ends up being the touchstone of a new life that can be second to none. M.
Another thing I heard about taking action that has helped me: Right action leads to right thinking, not the other way around. I don't think my thinking or mood would have improved measurably if I hadn't quit taking pills. First things first. Only after I flushed the remainder of those Norcos did I begin to feel better about myself and life generally. I felt hope. But it all starts with getting rid of the pills. As scary as taking that action may seem when we are still in active addiction, it ends up being the touchstone of a new life that can be second to none. M.
Hope is a nice thing, none. I remember what it feels like now....
Yesterday one of my mentors (I love this guy, he works the program in all of his affairs...) shared that the situation may seem hopeless or unchangeable, but he has learned that isn't true. That is only his perception at the time. That things can change. Sammy, I love your posts....Keep them coming...
Yesterday one of my mentors (I love this guy, he works the program in all of his affairs...) shared that the situation may seem hopeless or unchangeable, but he has learned that isn't true. That is only his perception at the time. That things can change. Sammy, I love your posts....Keep them coming...
