Winning Words 9/20/10
“Forget one day at a time. Take a deep breath, and let’s just concentrate on one minute at a time.” (Claudia Rushlow) CR is a Family Advocate at a facility in our community that treats people with substance abuse problems. She says that drug and alcohol addictions are illnesses that need constant attention. Other life situations need the same kind of attention…family, job, finances, health…you name it! ;-) Jack

FROM RI IN BOSTON: Well, I think the most important minutes may be when we set those personal concerns aside for a bit so we can "stop and smell the roses."

FROM SH IN MICHIGAN: I read this early this morning. Now I'm reading it again and it struck me it could be "Forget one day.......at a time." Actually that old saying to take it a day-at-a-time is probably much too hard when we're doing with breaking old habits. Actually, what do we do with the days when we fall off the wagon--do we remember them thinking with thanksgiving we're still alive to try again or are we able somehow to wipe them out of our brain and make the most of being able to "downsize" the upsetting day? Somehow it seems more realistic to accept a lot of the day and deal better with a minute or a few minutes. Concentrating on this WW FROM JACK: I think that what the quote says is this: When you're trying to handle a difficult situation, it's better not to look too far into the future.

FROM DS IN MICHIGAN: Love it. ;o) FROM JACK: We were at the same meeting when she said it. I had to write it down right then.