December
VISUALIZING SUCCESS
Optimistic Thinking
Some people insist that we must visualize ourselves enjoying success if we ever hope to achieve it. AA says virtually the same about sobriety; in fact, “A Vision for You” is the name of a chapter in Alcoholics Anonymous.
There is a lot of talk in AA about projecting into the future and “seeing the worst.” It takes far less energy—and it’s far more constructive—to see ourselves doing our best, in sobriety and in all things
We have rich imaginative powers. Quite often, we used these gifts wrongly when we were drinking—we would create dark pictures of our future troubles, particularly in the depressed periods between drinking bouts.
In AA, we learn to use those same powers to see ourselves enjoying happy sobriety as well as a secure place in the world.
I’m confident that I’m growing in sobriety and building healthy relationships in all of my activities.
© 1996 by Hazelden Foundation
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