Can you quit Before you're committed?

[savon19]

That was the question I asked this morning on a similar site for quitting smoking...

A person replied with this quote, that I wanted to share - since it's really about Any sort of commitment, including drinking:

Until one is committed
there is hesitancy
the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.

Concerning all acts of
initiative there is
one elementary truth,
the ignorance of which
kills countless ideas
and splendid plans:

That the moment one
definitely commits oneself
then Providence
moves too.

All sorts of things occur
to help one that would otherwise
never have occurred.
A whole stream of events
issues from the decision
raising in one`s favor
all manner of incidents and meetings
and material assistance
which no man would have
believed would have come.

Whatever you think you can do
or believe you can do;
begin it.
Action has magic, grace,
and power in it.

Goethe

[dancelot]

Can you quit Before you're committed?

Not really.

[Lavande]

Can you quit Before you're committed?

Savvy,

I do believe that action has grace & power, absolutely!
It's up to you to take the step, make the commitment, to 'Begin'!!!!

I was scared to death when I commited mysef and 'Began' here. The same with Quitnet. But, I found in each instance, the commitments 'took on a life of their own'! I believe it was because I truly tired of abusing myself with AL & Cigs. I really wanted to meet the adult non-drinking, non-smoking adult 'me' for the first time

Surprise yourself - I did

Lav

[desertchick]

Can you quit Before you're committed?

commitment

Thank You for posting this quote as I really needed to hear this today. For me commitment is so important to stay AF. I can get so easily distracted I lose my focus on staying Af.

[Doggygirl]

Can you quit Before you're committed?

Thanks for sharing this Savon!

Until one is committed
there is hesitancy
the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.

As long as I was "sort of committed" or "pretty darn committed" I was leaving the door ever so slightly ajar for AL. As long as I was not 100% on board with the fact that I simply CANNOT ever drink normally, the door was still open for AL. As long as I harbored a teeny tiny hope that maybe someday I could have just one, the door was ajar for AL.

And you know what? He walked right back into my life. All it took was one drink to start the same old crap again.

So for me, total committment is vital to my sobriety. (for both AL and Nic)

DG

[Starlight Impress Forever]

Can you quit Before you're committed?

Much appreciated, savon.

I wholeheartedly agree. Planning itself will get us nowhere with whatever we wish to achieve in life. It takes action to get the ball rolling.

Star x

[dill]

Can you quit Before you're committed?

I think one can begin to quit but without commitment, it will not last. Commitment is the key. But, commitment can come after some time of experiencing the benefits of the new behavior. Thanks for this quote from Goethe. I will save this one.