Today's Reflection
Next year I'm going to be better than I am now, but today I'm the best I can be.
It is quite possible to waste a lot of time and energy trying to make impossible changes. Many of us, inspired by the dynamics of the program and driven more by enthusiasm than prudence, strike out on missions that cannot be accomplished - missions we cannot win and should never undertake.
Turning back the clock is one of these. It can't be done. Controlling someone else's behavior is another. We can set the stage for the desired behavior, encourage it, and improve the odds by getting out of the way, but we don't have it in our bag of tricks to make people think, feel, or do any one thing.
The program addresses the art of the possible. The only options we have are the options that are available to us. If our former partners don't want to reconcile with us, that's not an available option. A happily-ever-after marriage is not possible if we haven't yet learned how to have a healthy relationship. Instead, we can focus on acquiring these people skills by building to our own possibilities.
Today, I will examine my range of available choices.
It is quite possible to waste a lot of time and energy trying to make impossible changes. Many of us, inspired by the dynamics of the program and driven more by enthusiasm than prudence, strike out on missions that cannot be accomplished - missions we cannot win and should never undertake.
Turning back the clock is one of these. It can't be done. Controlling someone else's behavior is another. We can set the stage for the desired behavior, encourage it, and improve the odds by getting out of the way, but we don't have it in our bag of tricks to make people think, feel, or do any one thing.
The program addresses the art of the possible. The only options we have are the options that are available to us. If our former partners don't want to reconcile with us, that's not an available option. A happily-ever-after marriage is not possible if we haven't yet learned how to have a healthy relationship. Instead, we can focus on acquiring these people skills by building to our own possibilities.
Today, I will examine my range of available choices.
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Aloha beautiful Laureen......This reflection hit home this morning and I'm so glad I turned on my computer at 6:00 a.m.
I'm having issues with my kids on the mainland and I keep wanting them to change and be more inclusive and sharing. It twists my stoma*****nots sometimes, and just reading your words gave my stomach a rest. I cannot change them. I can only change me. My head knows that, my heart is trying to catch up.
Thank you, sweet woman, for starting my day on the perfect note.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
I'm having issues with my kids on the mainland and I keep wanting them to change and be more inclusive and sharing. It twists my stoma*****nots sometimes, and just reading your words gave my stomach a rest. I cannot change them. I can only change me. My head knows that, my heart is trying to catch up.
Thank you, sweet woman, for starting my day on the perfect note.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
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