This poem is dedicated to a friend of mine who recently went to rehab and is currently 45+ days sober.
Someone once
defined success to me as “Doing more than you need to, before you are asked to,
not because you have to, but because you want to”.
Success
What does it
mean to be successful?
Is it a sense
of pride that makes your breast full?
Is it money,
power or fame?
Is it
winning the championship game?
Success may
mean different things to everyone,
But to me it
is an accomplishment, an effort that is done,
To the completion
of a goal,
A testament to
the tenacity of your soul,
It may be
small and insignificant to those looking from the outside in,
While it is enormously gratifying to your
heart within,
Anytime you triumph
over an obstacle in your way,
It is a
success- when you learn to overcome, it’s a brand-new day,
Success does
not always correlate with becoming prosperous or wealthy,
It can be putting
one foot in front of the other, keeping yourself healthy,
As healthy
as you can, under your control,
Success is
day-by-day, to achieve the ultimate goal,
If you struggle
with alcoholism and rehabilitation is your aim,
Or any other
addiction that I could readily name,
The first
step is the biggest, but take that one step,
Then another
and another- it’s okay to ask for help,
Success begins
with a mindset, a determination to succeed,
If you
really want to succeed, nothing else can ever impede,
Encouragement
and support from others, of course, is a huge part,
But the
decision to succeed is yours from the very start.
You can do
it! You know who you are,
I am
counting on you to go really far!
Tammy Harvey
Written: 10/6/2019
👏👍😀👏🙌😀
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