Everyone has dreams and hopes for their future. Those in recovery have a whole newfound set of dreams and hopes. Once clouded by their addiction, dreams and hopes were deep buried, thought unattainable, or purely non-existent. Like the Christmas song “Put One Foot in Front Of Another” from the Christmas animation “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, the first step in achieving anything is making that first step towards it. You already have begun that by getting help with your addiction and maintaining a clean recovery.
Regardless of what your dreams or hopes are - may they be big or small; in order to achieve it you must act on it. You can sit back and write down your dreams and hopes, but if you do not take them any further than that, they will never materialize. Say your dream is go back to school, just looking at the courses offered does not take you over the gap of dream into action to accomplishment. However, when you actively enroll in a class you took that first step towards achievement. Now you just need to keep stepping towards that goal.
Two things hold people back from achieving dreams and hopes – motivation, and fear of failure. Lack of motivation can make it difficult to get started on a project, especially if it is something you don’t want to do. If it is something that needs to be done, you may need to change your approach or break the project down in smaller bites to achieve it. If you still can’t seem to get the motivation to do something that is necessary, you may be dealing with some depression and should consider talking to someone. Fear of failure can be overcome by taking small steps until the fear diminishes. By breaking the task down, with each accomplishment the fear will begin to dissolve resulting in a completed project and a rise in your own self-esteem.
If you need help, are struggling with an addiction, or know of someone who is, please contact A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center today. We are here to help.
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I'm not strong on motivation but it's getting better. I've traveled a hard road and still have a long way to go. I've been listening to some tapes on improving motivation and hope they will keep me moving in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteI hear that. Just thinking about something better does not ensure that it will happen.
ReplyDeleteWithout hopes and dreams for the future, there wouldn't be much reason to go on living. You are so right about being able to make them a reality.
ReplyDeleteAs with most things in life, other people cannot do for you, what you need to do yourself. Nor can they want more for you than you want for yourself. It's an uncomfortable concept and one better learned early in life.
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