Post by Cherie on Jul 5, 2009 13:52:35 GMT -5
The First Step on the Road to Recovery
Is Always the Most Important One!
The first few steps you take on any journey
won't get you where you want to go.
But without those first steps and the many more that follow,
you would where you are,
looking towards the future and wondering what it would really be
like to see your world the way you always dreamed it could be.
One of the greatest lessons in life
is the one you learn about moving forward
and taking steps to reach your goals.
Life rewards those who are willing to be involved in it...
and take chances.
Take your chance and take those first few steps,
because a better life is just waiting for you.
At times you may expect the answers to come quickly,
but try to be patient; some answers may take a sometime
to be revealed to you.
Admitting our weaknesses is the bravest thing we can do.
Because with that admission, we drop our shield of pretense,
find the courage to face reality,
and reach out for the help we need.
Although the first step on the road to recovery
is not always an easy one,
but recovery offers you a new chance to learn to love yourself,
your family, and life.
It takes time to get adjusted to a new way of living
and to learn to enjoy the peacefulness that recovery offers.
There will be times when you will feel anxious,
and that's normal.
But you deserve to live in love and happiness,
and there is no greater gift you could give yourself.
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.