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Unless The Desire To Change Remains Strong, Body And Mind Tend To Return To Old, Familiar Patterns. It Takes Time-from Three To Six Months-for Old Habits To Become Obsolete. By The End Of That Time, You'll Have Adapted To A New Pattern. In A Sense, You'll Have Found A New Way Of Life.

Faith Is The Recognition That Spirit Works In, As And Through Each And All Of Us - Through Every Person And Every Circumstance.

When You Become Fully Responisble For Your Life, You Can Become Fully Human; Once You Become Human, You May Discover What It Mens To Be A Warrior.

The First Step To Change,... Is Accepting Your Reality Right Now. Honoring Your Process. Compassionate Self-awareness Leads To Change; Harsh Self-criticism Only Holds The Pattern In Place, Creating A Stubborn And Defensive Basic Self. Be Gentle With Yourself As You Would With A Child. Be Gentle But Firm. Give Yourself The Space To Grow. But Remember That The Timing Is In God's Hands, Not Yours. Page~147

Unless Someone Truly Has The Power To Say No, They Never Truly Have The Power To Say Yes.