- Allow time to slowly go through the process of healing body and mind
- No expectations for work right away
- Open the door to art classes that focus on nurturing the heart and spirit.
- Daily routine
- Daily meetings or meeting with program friends
- Daily exercise
- Daily prayer and meditation
- Eat a healthy diet at consistent times throughout the day.
- A weekly massage
- Slowly branch into volunteer positions to be able to give something back, to be a contributor and not just a recipient.
- Time in nature
- Begin to explore career options that fit with your new life of recovery.
- Take your time, grow into your new life. You can't rush the healing process.
Thankfully God is in charge of my life and those I love and I get to step aside and rest in His wisdom and the fact that He can manage all of everything....and watch the process unfold.
Keep praying y'all. I am.
Annette
9 comments:
I can't say this enough...you amaze me.
Sherry
You should be running your own rehab! All excellent ideas for a successful recovery!
I think the irony in what you've written is that if they did listen to you and commit to the list you've posted, it would help. (I really wanted to say 'would work,' but the only person who can make it work is the person who needs the work). Your little voice is giving you good advice. You have great ideas. :)
I've been reading some blogs that talk about finding their word for the year. Annette, in reading this post today and your previous one... my word found me. The word is patience. Thanks for the help
:-)
Oh and the other word or "thing" for my year is DUCT TAPE!!!!!
a weekly massage???? yes please!!!!
That all would have been amazing! Like most of us; I got sober while being a mom, wife, and holding down a full time job. I did some of these things though, a lot of it is about creating time to nurture yourself IMO. Daily exercise, prayer, volunteering, time in nature, and giving myself time to grow have all be instumental!
That urge to control what others do because I think that I know better occasionally comes up. But I know that it is just my ego talking. Step One is in my head as are steps 2 and 3.
I plan to use this list for my own self. Thanks, you are very wise.
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