* * Goals * *

Setting Goals

And it isn't the thing you do, dear,
It's the thing you leave undone
Which gives you a bit of a heartache
At the setting of the sun.
—Margaret Sangster

A quality we all share, a very human quality, is to expect
perfection from ourselves, to expect the impossible in all
tasks done. We must rejoice for the good we do. Each time
we pat ourselves on the back for a job well done, our
confidence grows a little bit more. Recovery is best measured
by our emotional and spiritual health, expressed in our apparent
confidence and trust in "the process."

We need to recognize and celebrate our strong points, and
they'll gain even more strength. Likewise, we need to practice
prayer and listening to guidance first to develop our ties to God,
but more importantly to be able to acknowledge when help is
at hand. We can do all we need to do with God's help.

Having goals but keeping them realistic, for the day or the
year, is a sign of emotional health. Not dwelling on those that
can't be accomplished, at the moment, is another sign. A change
of attitude is all most of us need to move from where we are to
a better place emotionally.

There's never a better time than right now for rejoicing over
what I've done.

From: Each Day a New Beginning