Courage: The power to let go of the familiar. -- Raymond Lindquist
Some days our recovery demands giant doses of courage. It is so hard to let go of slippery people, places, and things. We still miss our old using friends. Knowing that they're not good for us doesn't take the missing away. We feel like we're stuck in the middle between yesterday and tomorrow. We are. It's a place called today.
Living in the present is a courageous act. Our old familiar life is full of pain and regrets, but it is familiar. Deep inside, though, we know that being clean and sober is the best hope we have for ourselves. Today we can be brave and face what each day brings with courage and the knowledge that we are doing the right thing for ourselves.
Today, let me have the courage to believe that the best is yet to come.
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Being that I just moved for the second time in two months - i'm adjusting to many changes again. trying to have faith & courage - i'm better off being sober where i can at least try to make intelligent decisions & choices.
Some things, i have to let go of - others I have to make bounderies.....I just ask for help from my HP all day long....
