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In early recovery my life had all the appearance of an earthquake. Debris of my own and sadly of those I loved lay all around. I had no job, no money, a very shaky relationship with all trust gone, was in lots and lots of hot water and was overwhelmed at times by the size of the reconstruction work that was to be done.
Fortunately, treatment and mutual aid gave me some tools for the building work. I’ve been reflecting on what these were this weekend and wondering if others shared the same sort of tools or used others. I’m interested to know.
I had never had the ability to ask for help and that was the first tool I picked up. It happened when I reached a nine on the Richter scale and I was directed into a residential treatment setting. It happened when I saw a counsellor in my first year of recovery, when I asked someone to sponsor me and when I joined a group and asked for support and mutual aid .
Developing relationships with other recovering people and in a greater sense with the larger recovery community was a power tool for me. It still is.
I volunteered (see Michaela’s blog) and that was immensely helpful as was helping to set up some local recovery meetings in various places. Giving something back to the recovery community through service was helpful to me and later on, supporting other recovering people when they asked for help helped me and hopefully helped them too.
Keeping connected is key for me. Connected to what? To myself through meditation and self reflection first and foremost, but also to others in a variety of ways. Wired In is one of those ways and I’ve been moved, enthused and humbled by much that I’ve read here.
I’d like to hear what others in recovery use as their tools.
I am inspired thats great reading,I use: a sponsor,meditation,practice the twelve steps in all I do,take my own inventory every Sunday,my University education and supervisor,daily contact with at least one of my family,recovery friends,I read The Daily Dose to keep up to date, read DDN (get a subscription online)Drink and Drug News Magazine and I log into Wired In regulary for the last 2 years. I eat well ,pay my bills on time,take exercise even if its only a walk.Blast out at least 1 hour of language learning its my hobby and live in the day.Ive become spiritual calm and the anger and anxiety has gone.Yes I like what you say me to Im connected.
Recovery orintated to the core.
Thanks for this Peapod, Chris.
The threefold approach is often referred to as the “Eternal Triangle of Recovery” – Physical, Mental, Spritual or Body, Mind, Soul. Without attention to all three our recovery is perhaps destined to be at best ‘wobbly’
As recovery continues, awareness grows and we learn more and more that we are responsible. We control what we put in our bodies; we control what we put in our minds and we control what we put in our souls. Fill ourselves with bad things and expect good to come out of it – insanity.
We should try to get some excercise and fresh air if at all possible, and plenty of rest too. We must dismiss thinking from our heads that might lead us back to our drug of choice and we must keep spiritually fit, often using mediation as a means of not only ‘stilling the mind and body’ but also refreshing the soul so that the impurities are washed away and only the pure gold remains.
That is what keeps us connected – thanks for connecting with me
