July 15

”Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.” George Lorimer

This quote has been staring at me from a blank page for a few days, and each time I have looked at it I have drawn a blank as to what to write in the space below. I finally decided to just start writing something and trust that it will take me somewhere. I guess there are times in my life where that is how I feel, not knowing what to do to take the next step forward, so I just keep pacing side to side. I need to take that courageous first step into the unknown and trust in my Higher Power that it falls upon the right path. I also see how this message applies to others in my life, how avoiding dealing with something early when it is small always tends to turn them into something much larger and more difficult to handle. I am certainly just as guilty in my own life. Part of my work in recovery is to stop putting things off and taking the time to do them as soon as I can.  That way not only do I accomplish something that I needed to do, I also remove something that I will worry about and carry forward into tomorrow. So for at least 2 good reasons, acting now has liberated me to have room to do more and to stay focused in the present.

Affirmation I will be aware of my procrastination today and do those things I would rather put off…I will be better off for having done them now.