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Make the Most of a New Year by Taking One Day at a Time
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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 3427697" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Thought I would share this with others who may have an addiction issue, a depressive personality, bi-polar, etc.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">I have been participating in Twelve Step programs for 6 months now ... I have not felt depressed in over 3 months now so I am a big believer.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Note: This is so anti-'UPS culture', I'm not sure I could have accepted it while employed at UPS.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Today we have an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby's often-requested list of New Year's Resolutions -- distilled from the original credo of Al-Anon and other Twelve Step programs:</p><p></p><p>JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through <em>this day only</em>. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.</p><p></p><p>I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.</p><p></p><p>JUST FOR TODAY: I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine.</p><p></p><p>JUST FOR TODAY: I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot.</p><p></p><p>JUST FOR TODAY: I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. I will not be a mental loafer.</p><p></p><p>JUST FOR TODAY: I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I'll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly and not interrupt when someone else is talking. Just for today, I will refrain from improving anybody but myself.</p><p></p><p>JUST FOR TODAY: I will do something positive to improve my health. If I'm a smoker, I'll quit. If I am overweight, I will eat healthfully -- if only just for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch and take a brisk walk, even if it's only around the block.</p><p></p><p>JUST FOR TODAY: I will gather the courage to do what is right and take responsibility for my own actions.</p><p></p><p>My personal favorite saying:</p><p><strong>Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change</strong></p><p><strong>The Courage to change the things I can,</strong></p><p><strong>And the Wisdom to know the difference.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Indian perspective: This year, no resolutions, only some guidelines. The Holy Vedas say, "Man has subjected himself to thousands of <strong>self-inflicted bondages</strong>. Wisdom comes to a man who lives according to the true eternal laws of nature."</p><p></p><p>Western world perspective: The prayer of St. Francis (of which there are several versions) contains a powerful message:</p><p></p><p>Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;</p><p></p><p>Where there is hatred, let me sow love;</p><p></p><p>Where there is injury, pardon;</p><p></p><p>Where there is doubt, faith;</p><p></p><p>Where there is despair, hope;</p><p></p><p>Where there is darkness, light;</p><p></p><p>And where there is sadness, joy.</p><p></p><p>O Divine Master,</p><p></p><p>Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;</p><p></p><p>To be understood, as to understand;</p><p></p><p>To be loved, as to love;</p><p></p><p>For it is in giving that we receive,</p><p></p><p>It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,</p><p></p><p>And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 3427697, member: 18222"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=5]Thought I would share this with others who may have an addiction issue, a depressive personality, bi-polar, etc. I have been participating in Twelve Step programs for 6 months now ... I have not felt depressed in over 3 months now so I am a big believer. Note: This is so anti-'UPS culture', I'm not sure I could have accepted it while employed at UPS.[/SIZE][/FONT] Today we have an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby's often-requested list of New Year's Resolutions -- distilled from the original credo of Al-Anon and other Twelve Step programs: JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through [I]this day only[/I]. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime. JUST FOR TODAY: I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine. JUST FOR TODAY: I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot. JUST FOR TODAY: I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. I will not be a mental loafer. JUST FOR TODAY: I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I'll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly and not interrupt when someone else is talking. Just for today, I will refrain from improving anybody but myself. JUST FOR TODAY: I will do something positive to improve my health. If I'm a smoker, I'll quit. If I am overweight, I will eat healthfully -- if only just for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch and take a brisk walk, even if it's only around the block. JUST FOR TODAY: I will gather the courage to do what is right and take responsibility for my own actions. My personal favorite saying: [B]Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change The Courage to change the things I can, And the Wisdom to know the difference.[/B] Indian perspective: This year, no resolutions, only some guidelines. The Holy Vedas say, "Man has subjected himself to thousands of [B]self-inflicted bondages[/B]. Wisdom comes to a man who lives according to the true eternal laws of nature." Western world perspective: The prayer of St. Francis (of which there are several versions) contains a powerful message: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. [/QUOTE]
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