Don't stop

“The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I'm not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be out-worked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me, you might be all of those things... you got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, there's two things: You're getting off first, or I'm going to die. It's really that simple, right?

You're not going to out-work me. It's such a simple, basic concept. The guy who is willing to hustle the most is going to be the guy that just gets that loose ball. The majority of people who aren't getting the places they want or aren't achieving the things that they want in this business is strictly based on hustle. It's strictly based on being out-worked; it's strictly based on missing crucial opportunities. I say all the time... if you stay ready, you ain't gotta get ready.” - Will Smith

“Through our inability to accept personal responsibilities, we were actually creating our own problems.”

Basic Text, p. 13

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When we refuse to take responsibility for our lives, we give away all of our personal power. We need to remember that we are powerless over our addiction, not our personal behavior.

Many of us have misused the concept of powerlessness to avoid making decisions or to hold onto things we had outgrown. We have claimed powerlessness over our own actions. We have blamed others for our circumstances rather than taking positive action to change those circumstances. If we continue to avoid responsibility by claiming that we are “powerless,” we set ourselves up for the same despair and misery we experienced in our active addiction. The potential for spending our recovery years feeling like victims is very real.

Instead of living our lives by default, we can learn how to make responsible choices and take risks. We may make mistakes, but we can learn from these mistakes. A heightened awareness of ourselves and an increased willingness to accept personal responsibility gives us the freedom to change, to make choices, and to grow.

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Just for today: My feelings, actions, and choices are mine. I will accept responsibility for them.

The only way to change is for us to make it happen. 

3 miles at 14:50 per mile. Running is a process, just like recovery. We can see the results as we continue to work a program. Others may run faster or longer, but our only competition is yesterday. Work hard, make today better than yesterday and the coming days, weeks, months will be different than yesterday. Never give up on yourself. God has you. The miracle for us all is only a day away. You can do it. The message is hope and the promise is freedom. Throw off your burdens and choose to live.

P.S. taking those 10 seconds off each mile almost killed me lol