Keeping Up With 2011
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One week into the New Year and you are motivated, now it's the third week and you're still excited. This is it! This is the year you will shed those excess pounds once and for all. It may be the year to give up drinking alcohol, smoking, using or abusing drugs, engaging in unsafe sex, fighting, cursing,texting while driving, etc.
What makes this time so different? The responses vary:
I mean it
I just know itr
I've signed up for the gymr
My doctor told me that I had to make a changer
Once I make up my mind, I will do it, I've done it before
It's different this time trust me I know
and on and on............. whatever the motivation or reason for making it work this time, it will take a whole lot of consistency and determination to succeed.
You may need a support system. Ask someone to join you. If you cannot find anyone, consider signing up with your local support groups. Support groups gives serves as your very own cheering team. They help you with your goals to change. There are many out there:
Alcoholr
Drugs
Alcohol & Drugs
YMCA
Safe Sex
You can also find support within your local communities:
Church - many churches have support groupsr
Health Clinics - check with your city or Department of Health State website
Community Center - often have services or referrals to assist/support your
Runners Club - some communities have run/walks within their parks
Whatever you need, there is something out there to assist you. Go for it!!
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About the Author
Dawn Aldrich is an expert in working through life's challenges and uses her expereinces to help others. She is an author of the series The Day That Changed My Life Cancer An Uncertain Journey (newly diagnosed cancer patients), The Day That Changed My Life Cancer (Parents Edition) Producer of the Off Broadway Play - The Day That Changed My Life and business owner. She is the co founder of SOLUTIONS Cancer Resource Center, Inc. a non-profit organization that provides information and assistance to cancer diagnosed clients, their families and friends. She is also the founder of Solutions Health & Wellness Center.
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