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We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD
There’s a good reason that one of the slogans we use most in recovery is this one: Think. We are always moving, always doing things that have an effect on others and on ourselves—and if we don’t think, we are dangerous! When we don’t think, we are "an accident waiting to happen." Thinking is how we take responsibility for the things we do. Thinking is how we are careful or gentle or strong when we need to be. Thinking is how we make good use of our time and energy. Thinking is how we make our actions loving toward others and ourselves. Most important, thinking is how we remember to do the things every day that help us stay sober.
######ROSIE......oh this is me!!!! ACT without brain in gear first.....i need to STOP....THINK.....allow feelings if needed......than ACT........i find my self REacting...no thinking , just knee jerk..... i know i must realize that i am NOT in the combat zone anymore...i CAN think, i have TIME to think, i have the RIGHT to think, before i put my hands in motion.....maybe this is why i have the ocd with the door/window checking.....i must THINK/ FEEL my hands as i lock door/window.........up until now, that i am aware of it/ working on it...i would do stuff with NO thought behind it...results??? accidents/ mis placed items/ mistakes........STOP and THINK....maybe i should clap my hands and yell STOP when i see myself REacting......i feel like i am *scrambling* all the time...like something would happen, and i am *scrambling* to try to fight it and protect me.....i am still in the external, and not yet in the internal.....i am AWARE.....i ACCEPT this.......my ACTION???? DISCIPLINE......THINK B4 i act/speak..............TODAY, i will practice to THINK before i say and do!!!!!! thank you.......ROSIE
TODAY’S ACTION Today I will consider how I could spend a bit more time thinking through my day’s plans in order to make my actions more effective. I will then try making a to-do list for today and see whether it helps.
######ROSIE......TODAY i decided to set time for my journals......... DISCIPLINE....on how much time i spend on journals....on boards......discipline and thinking time set for excercise......prayer work.....sponser work....meetings.......THINKING b4 i do something....paying attention to my hands when they are in motion.....pay attention to my thoughts and actions.......i think this is part of my problem not being in my body....i spent so much of my young years, just REacting...dodging bullets....trying to stay one step ahead of my abuser....i didn't have TIME to think, or i was too disassociated to think, too numb to think.........now, i can THINK...it is my right to THINK b4 i do / say something..........made a list today of things i need to THINK on..........thank you ROSIE
PRAYER FOR THE DAY Higher Power, sometimes I get moving so fast through my day that I forget to stop and think. Please help me think today so that my actions will be helpful.
