Circumstances

[4woody]

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. Nixon Quentin

[Starrlight]

Love it 😍

[4woody in reply to Starrlight]

🙂. good reminder for me...

[Starrlight in reply to 4woody]

Me too. I am always trying to improve motivation to succeed and I have trouble being sure of what to make my goals in life. But at least I’m thinking about it I guess.

[4woody in reply to Starrlight]

May I ask what your goals are presently?

[Starrlight in reply to 4woody]

Well overall to be more mentally emotionally spiritually physically healthy and within that I have a lot of little things to work on like diet, up the exercise, prayer, paying attention to the way I talk to myself and try to view myself for self confidence. The way I spend my time is another thing I want to improve. I think that’s a lot though I need to pick out a few at a time and start little at a time making it enjoyable not too hard or I may want to give up.

What about you? What are your goals?

[4woody in reply to Starrlight]

Yeah, that’s a lot! Your right about choosing a place to start. One thing I learned about myself was always choose something healthy or at least healthier to replace what was presently unhealthy or less healthy. May your choices take your where you want to. Any obvious first choice?

[Starrlight in reply to 4woody]

Not sure. Feeling a little stuck right now. How about yourself?

[4woody in reply to Starrlight]

I started with smoking...

[Starrlight in reply to 4woody]

So you’ve quit smoking? How long ago?

[4woody in reply to Starrlight]

long time now... very hard. worth if though. smoking was something I used top condemn myself as a horrible person.

[Hidden in reply to 4woody]

Good job!! I quit after 25 years.

[Starrlight in reply to Hidden]

Woah that’s awesome Melhall!!!

[Hidden in reply to Starrlight]

Thx

[4woody in reply to Hidden]

Well done you! What personal challenge did you take on next?

[Hidden in reply to 4woody]

Now, working on no alcohol. Much harder, I think.

[4woody in reply to Hidden]

It can be... would you believe I had a harder time giving up pepsi? lol

[Hidden in reply to 4woody]

I drink coke. I have to have that, so I believe it.

[4woody in reply to Hidden]

I went from regular pepsi to diet pepsi to diet caffeine (apparently caffeine is a depressant) free pepsi before I get stop. A friend of mine asked what the addiction was at that point. I didn’t really know but as we talked about it we decided it must be a comfort thing.

[Starrlight in reply to 4woody]

I quit smoking too, in 2015 I believe. The accomplishment feels amazing doesn’t it?

[Hidden in reply to Starrlight]

It's awesome. I still dream about it but I would probably die if I ever tried to smoke again. It's really nasty. Good for you too.

[4woody in reply to Starrlight]

It does. I still dream I smoke sometimes and am so relieved when I wake up to the realization I still don't smoke. Soon after stopping I began to exercise regularly.

[Starrlight in reply to 4woody]

I’ve had those dreams too!