We change. If we don't change then we don't adapt and we don't grow and we don't learn and we don't move at a steady pace. I think it's all about the pace, not necessarily that we are running at super speeds or that we are faster than anyone else, but simply that we are moving in some sort of direction that produces growth.
If we don't want to change, then we simply can not grow. When you're facing this addiction, face-to-face, toe-to-toe, then realize that you are stronger simply because you're on a path of growth, and that's enough.
Sometimes just realizing your own strength is enough to move you along the path and get you over the hurdles that are blocking your way. And I think that we forget to realize that we are changing and we are that new person every day ... that if you look at yourself in the mirror and see the person you were yesterday, that's not exactly accurate. Every single day you're a new person on a new spot on the road ... moving just a little bit further along ... growing just a little bit more ... changing.
One of the hardest things to do is to give yourself a new label. We are used to saying our name when we introduce ourselves to people and keeping that name our whole lives, but ... honestly there is so much more to us than that simple one word label.
Be strong today no matter what you face and allow yourself to be somebody new, because actually, you are!
