I know it sounds trite and rather singsongy like a jingle in a tv commercial that makes you want to throw a pie at the screen in spite of the fact that you and only you will be cleaning it up. But, none-the-less, positive thoughts and affirmations get me through the day.
A thought is a powerful thing. It's very close to an action. And an action is holding hands with your goal, it's right next to it. But it all starts with a thought.
Negative thoughts such as this: "I can't do this, I'll never be able to quit, I've tried a hundred times and always failed, so I don't have whatever it takes to quit, been there done that - failed" ... will not help. So just stop them before they form inside of your head.
If they form inside of your head, visualize yourself putting duct tape on their mouths and walking them to the front door and kicking them outside and slamming the door. Why should you allow a negative throught to carry you back to failure road? You don't want to go there, so why allow Mr. Negative to drive you there?
You are in control of your mind whether you believe it or not. Just fill it with positive thoughts. Replace the negative ones with positive ones. You can do that. If you need one positive thought, one mantra, one affirmation to get you through the day, here you go ....
1) Each day, each new moment can be an opportunity to clear the air and start again, fresh and free!
2) What we teach ourselves with our thoughts and attitudes, is up to us.
3) When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars.
4) Nothing can bring you peace, but yourself.
5) We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.
6) Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own shadow.
Be strong today and remember that you are more than an addiction! (Day 8 for me!!!)
