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    #1

    How do you feel about this quote?

    I ran across a quote this morning that rings pretty true with me, but I am not sure whether I would have felt the same way 2 years ago.

    It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not.--Dr. James Gordon
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    Super, that's exactly what people have to have as a mindset when they want to stop drinking. It's not a matter of weakness, a fault, per se, it's what our mind wants, and until it wants sobriety, nothing anyone says or does will help. Thanks for the post.
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      #3
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      I agree...I think we can do whatever we want to do...the key word being WANT. For a long time I didn't want to quit drinking, it had nothing to do with willpower. Now I want it more than anything, so I do it.
      :heart:I love my daughter more than alcohol:heart:

      Believe in yourself. You are stronger than you think.

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        #4
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        can relate to this a greta deal at the moment, i want to want this, but really in my heart of hearts I'm not ready to get sober just yet, no matter how bad my situation is...
        I have faced it, a life wasted, and I am never going back there again

        To ya'll my name is inchy. I am an alcoholic - and priority number one is making it to the end of this day AF. No excuses.

        18.08.13

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          #5
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          I like the quote because it points out that it's about a lot more than just not picking up that glass. It's a fundamental change that requires many other changes in one's life and thoughts.
          Ginger



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            #6
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            like it lots!!
            I love my family more than alcohol.:h
            Live in the Solution....not the problem

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              #7
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              I think it hits the nail on the head!
              Okay, WHO put a stop payment on my reality check?

              Winning since October 24th, 2013

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                #8
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                This is exactly how I feel at this moment. I'm ready for change. I've had the strength to say no, but not sure if it was what I wanted. NOW I know it's what I want. For good. Great quote!
                Living life to the fullest.

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                  #9
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                  Excellent quote. You either WANT to be sober or you don't. Simple.
                  "It's not your job to like me, it's mine!"

                  AF 10th May 2010
                  NF 12th May 2010

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                    #10
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                    Couldn't have put it better ..says it all!!
                    Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

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                      #11
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                      I do believe that "being ready for change" and then comitting to change are the First Steps to change.
                      Next comes, comittment, making a plan and then , sticking to that plan no matter what!
                      A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes~Cinderella

                      AF 12/6/2007

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                        #12
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                        Chillgirl;777191 wrote: It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not

                        Supercrew - this was my 2nd post when i started the "QUOTES FOR TODAY" thread back on Dec 19th 2009.
                        I believed it then and I wasnt even sober in these day but I was                         ready to change!

                        Chill
                        "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer ."
                        AF - JAN 1st 2010
                        NF - May 1996

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                          #13
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                          I agree. But I had to ask....What's the difference?

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                            #14
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                            windy;1283469 wrote: I agree. But I had to ask....What's the difference?
                            The difference for me was I finally committed. Although I said I committed before, the reality was I never really did. I wasn't ready to quit, and that's why I kept drinking. I would say I was ready, and there were parts of me that were ready, and my wife was ready, but I still thought I needed to drink somewhere in my subconscious. I was at that point on and off for about 5 years. Then I had enough and something clicked and I made a plan.

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                              #15
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                              Windy - The way I see it is that people often use having no will power as an excuse to fail at something. I dont have any more or less will power than the next person. when I have failed at things in the past is been down to my lack of commitment to wanting whatever it is. I havent "wanted" it badly enough. When we truly want something with all our hearts and soul we usually succeed.
                              "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer ."
                              AF - JAN 1st 2010
                              NF - May 1996

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