"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there" - Will Rogers
We have been told hundreds of times, that what we are doing, can not be done. A few times each day we speak to people that don't believe in what we are doing. That's okay. We believe in our selves, and our members believe in us, and continue to motivate us. At the end of the day, there is no replacement of self believe and hard work. I have learned in recovery, that anything is possible. Think about that for a second. ANYTHING! All that can be seen or done in this wonderful world we live in, is achievable in with determination, hard work, and faith.
It is very simple actually. If you wan't something in life, you just have to go get it. There is no easy way around it. I wan't every one to take a moment and ask themselves this question. If you knew you could not fail, what would you do with your life?? Now, take that idea, and go for it, without fear or doubt. Have faith!
I will end this blog post with one of my favorite quotes ever.
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race".
-Calvin Coolidge
Loved today's blog. Sometimes I sit and think about all the things, both big and small, I have accomplished since sobriety and I am amazed. But you know to me the biggest accomplishments are things the rest of the world would probably think are small things. Things like having my family restored and me being a part of family activities once again. Speaking to my brother without it deteriorating into a shouting match...simple things that are so BIG in my life. I love the blog and keep up the good work, I look forward to reading each new installment!
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