Every September, people living in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction are celebrated through National Recovery Month.
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Positive recovery words are affirmations about ourselves and our recovery. Affirmations are formulated as present-tense statements, worded as if they are true already and taking place in the now moment. Affirmations use phrasing like “I am” and “I have”, (rather than “I will” or “I want to….”).
On the path to recovery, we learn to value every aspect of our lives, even the bad energies. In the words of Richard C. Schwartz, the inspirational, kind founder of…
The Power of Working with Thought On the variable, exciting terrain of the recovery journey, it is often helpful to address the role of thoughts in our addiction. As the…
Ego is A Bit Extra The AA slogan Easy Does It is one of my favorites. For those of us used to the forceful, bombastic energies of life under addiction,…
Choose Wisely There’s a lovely, straight-to-the-point AA saying: “You can’t save your [gluteus maximus] and your face simultaneously.” The saying uses another word for your gluteus maximus, a word that…
