~THE PAST ~

[janbear]

~THE PAST ~

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Even God cannot change the past.

Agathon, ancient Greek poet

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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.