Sunday, November 2, 2014

Changes

One thing we can count on in life is change.

Buy tickets for a vacation in the sun, then you learn that the weather forecast for that week is rain. And it's too late to change plans.

We think the market's going up. But it goes down.

The long-time trusted employee in whom we have complete confidence turns out to be as human as the next person.

Life deals us surprises all the time. But if we keep in mind that life is always about change and more change - the unexpected won’t rock our world.

For addicts life changes can tip us over unless we cultivate a manner of thinking that gives us resilience.

When we live with the idea that something new is going to happen, then when it does we’re not shocked. We tell ourselves "I expected that,” and move on with our lives.

It's rarely what happens that changes our life. It's our reaction to what happens that determines how we'll live.

And that perspective can help us stay clean and sober.

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