One Day At A Time - December - Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums

yukonm · 12-13-2014, 07:21 AM

December 13

THE PAST

"Even God cannot change the past."
Agathon (ca. 448–400 BC)
(Athenian tragic poet and friend of Euripides and Plato, ancient Greek poet)

Each day of recovery, I ask my Higher Power to help me stay focused on today. Although there are things I would like to change about the past, I know that it is not possible. I’ve let myself fall into traps, thinking "If only I had done..." or "If only I’d said..." When I think this way, I find myself wasting a lot of time and feeling bad. This doesn’t seem like healthy recovery thinking. If amends need to be made, then I make them. If not, then I let go of the past.

Worrying about the past is not productive. Regret will not fix anything. It will merely keep me from concentrating my efforts on where they belong ... on the present moment.

One Day at a Time . . .
I will stay focused on what is going on around me and leave the past in the past.

Teresa S.

12-13-2014, 07:21 AM	#13
yukonm Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 4,979	December 13 THE PAST "Even God cannot change the past." Agathon (ca. 448–400 BC) (Athenian tragic poet and friend of Euripides and Plato, ancient Greek poet) Each day of recovery, I ask my Higher Power to help me stay focused on today. Although there are things I would like to change about the past, I know that it is not possible. I’ve let myself fall into traps, thinking "If only I had done..." or "If only I’d said..." When I think this way, I find myself wasting a lot of time and feeling bad. This doesn’t seem like healthy recovery thinking. If amends need to be made, then I make them. If not, then I let go of the past. Worrying about the past is not productive. Regret will not fix anything. It will merely keep me from concentrating my efforts on where they belong ... on the present moment. One Day at a Time . . . I will stay focused on what is going on around me and leave the past in the past. Teresa S. __________________ August 21, 2007 One Day At A Time

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
God wants you to know. . . - December	bluidkiti	Daily Spiritual Meditations	30	12-31-2013 08:59 AM
Reflections for Every Day - December	yukonm	Daily Recovery Readings	32	12-31-2013 07:38 AM
One Day At A Time - December	yukonm	Daily Recovery Readings	30	12-31-2013 07:34 AM
NA JFT FOR DECEMBER 2013	MajestyJo	Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery	33	12-31-2013 12:58 AM
The Official US time & World Time Zones	bluidkiti	Website Questions and Support	0	09-14-2013 09:10 AM

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)