Don’t look back and ask, “Why?” Look ahead and ask, “Why not?” When it comes to your dreams and goals, be too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful, and too determined to be defeated. -Unknown
Today we experienced bad weather in my part of the world. More accurately, my children’s school district decided about 12 hours ahead of schedule that we would experience bad weather, and gave the schools a two-hour delay. Why rain in 40 degree weather would warrant this decision is beyond my comprehension, but, hey, I’m powerless, right? Bottom line: my normal Wednesday schedule is off, I couldn’t get to the meeting I absolutely love on Wednesdays, and instead, time constraints had me going to a meeting I really don’t enjoy much at all.
But I committed to myself, almost a year ago, that come what may, I would attend a meeting every day for the first year of sobriety, and I am closing in on that particular deadline. And since an uninspiring meeting is better than no meeting at all, I went, and now I am happier for it. And the quote above is true, because I remember thinking, months ago, that there is no earthly reason I couldn’t attend a meeting every day for a year. And that positive, optimistic, determined attitude had me at a meeting whether I was at home, down the shore, visiting relatives, celebrating holidays, enduring schedule changes, and yes, even inclement weather (or, more importantly, the school district’s idea of inclement weather).
Making a commitment and sticking to it… who knew it could be so rewarding?
Today’s Miracle:
Being grateful that I am not on the School Board making tough decisions, rather than plotting out the various revenge strategies I could inflict upon them (believe me, I have wasted time on this in the past)!
Well said! So true, so true. I am going to really kick up the positive thinking the next few weeks–gonna need it. And, conGRATS! A year! AWESOME.