~ POSITIVE THOUGHTS ~
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"I’ve always believed that you can think
positive just as well as you can think
negative."
James Arthur Baldwin
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What did I think about before I was in
recovery? I worried about what others
thought of me. I thought of what and
when I could eat next. I picked apart
the way others' bodies looked, while
being jealous of them. I didn't know
that thinking of negative things brought
my energy level down. I thought
self-discipline meant disciplining
myself -- which meant mentally beating
myself up.
My Higher Power has shown me a way of
thinking that was new to me, but is age
old -- positive thoughts. Thinking
positive brings me to a level of
serenity. When my mind wanders, I can
bring it back. When I find myself
obsessing over something negative, I can
work the first three steps with it. I am
powerless over negativity. I have a HP
who can remove it from me. I choose to
let my HP direct my thoughts. And then
let myself to think of something else.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
I choose to think positively. The result is serenity.