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WEEKLY RECAP September 28th - October 4th, 2019 |
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Highlights from the Blog and Facebook |
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| | Saturday, September 28th (AM) You need to identify things that turn YOU on. That give YOU satisfaction. That feel good and interesting and meaningful for YOU to do. | | |
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| | Saturday, September 28th (PM) Do whatever you need to do to get away from a destructive behavior pattern. The alternative doesn't have to be perfect. | | |
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| | Sunday, September 29th (AM) Pay attention to what fuels you. Pay attention to what drains you. You'd think it'd go without saying, but a lot of the time, we don't pay particularly close attention to what fuels and/or drains us. | | |
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| | Sunday, September 29th (PM) Mind your mantras. Those turns of phrase you repeat to yourself, every day, again and again. The things you say to yourself, over and over again, become your programming. You may not even be aware that you're doing it. | | |
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| | Monday, September 30th (AM) Recovery from trauma, recovery from addiction, recovery from depression...what matters to these projects isn't that your recovery is beautiful or elegant or picturesque. Trust me: most peoples' isn't. | | |
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| | Monday, September 30th (PM) Watch out for people who try to control you via their judgment and condescension. These people might act as if they're trying to "help" you live a better life. | | |
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| | Tuesday, October 1st (Blog) "RIGHT AFTER A RELAPSE..." If you’re reading this and you’ve just relapsed, you need to know that this isn’t the end of your recovery—or, at least, it doesn’t have to be. | | |
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| | Tuesday, October 1st (PM) Taking time and space for yourself is a stop gap. It's not a reliable strategy. Absolutely take time and space when you need to. A lot of people very much need alone time to recharge. | | |
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| | Wednesday, October 2nd (AM) Recovery isn't about finding THE WAY. It's about finding as many "ways" that work for us, as we can possibly identify. | | |
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| | Wednesday, October 2nd (PM) If we want to esteem ourselves, we need to be consistent. We need our behavior to line up with our values and goals. | | |
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| | Thursday, October 3rd (Blog): “NO, YOU DON’T NEED TO BE AN ADDICT TO RELAPSE.” Every time we take a self-sabotaging, self-defeating step backwards, it’s a form of relapse— and we need to understand exactly what that means. | | |
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| | Thursday, October 3rd (PM) But truly: get in the habit of taking a step back and taking a deep breath. Perspective is crucial on this journey. As is--I dare say--humor. You can take your mission and values seriously, while not taking yourself or your life too seriously. Not everything in life is "Braveheart" or "Fight Club." | | |
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| | Friday, October 4th (AM) There ARE teachers and mentors and guides out there who can share what they've learned, and who can get you thinking about your own patterns. But in the end, you're going to be the architect of your own recovery. Nobody else CAN be, even if they wanted to (or you wanted them to). | | |
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| | Friday, October 4th (PM) Be on the lookout for people in your life who are just in love with drama or distress. There are absolutely people out there who don't seem to be comfortable unless they're in the middle of an emotional or situational hurricane. They may not MEAN to be magnets for tumult--but in practical terms, that's what they seem to be. | | |
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Newsletter created by Susan Michelle. |
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