Please take a moment and remember the first few weeks of your recovery and how hard it was to pick up that 300 pound phone and call someone to find out what worked for them.
Beyond the program's foundation of meetings, steps and sponsorship, each of us develops an 'ownership' of our recovery by doing certain things regularly. What are those things you do that makes you and your recovery special and unique?
for example, I realized early on that I needed to create a spiritual routine for myself. I began by doing everything that everyone and anyone suggested. It sometimes took me 3 hours to get out of the house there was so much reading and praying and meditating and yoga and affirmations! As time went on, I began to take ownership of my process and I created a morning practice that works for me. It includes my third step prayer, reading my daily medidation book, writing my Intent for the Day along with my Self-Acknowledgements and my Gratitude List. I also plan my day using my Intent as the context of my plan - I put what I want to accomplish in writing in my daily planner because that is how I put it into existance. And I do some self-affirmations each day, either in the morning or at the gym or while I drive.
I have found that each thing that I do supports my recovery in a special and unique way. My affirmations are important because they have allowed me to change the conversation in my head about myself to something positive. The 3rd step prayer early in the day reminds me who is in charge of my day and my life. Within my intent/acknowledgement/gratitudes, I create my day and myself as being in and living a life of recovery.
It's that simple. Alternatively, you could choose to share something that happened to you early in recovery that changed everything.
Really, the intent of this is to support each person's ability to take ownership and responsibility for their recovery and their life. There will be a space for the newcomer to plan their own personal practice as well as blank interview pages to support thier meeting people and soliciting suggestions.
Please email me a paragraph on WHAT MAKES YOU THE AWESOME YOU THAT YOU ARE BEING TODAY.
