Recovery is Beautiful

Greetings friends,

As you probably noticed, I took a break from writing on the blog for a while. I have been doing many rewarding things for myself and have really been focusing on my kids, my finances, my job and my own health! I have been seeing a physical therapist and many specialists and am very happy that I have finally gotten to the root of my migraines and I have been doing many wonderfully fun things with my kids. I started painting again and have been writing for fun! I am so grateful for the wonderful friends in my life right now and for my children’s abundant love. So, I guess what I’m saying is I took a break from the “work work” of recovery to enjoy life. And the fact is, I was able to do that because my recovery was so solid. It’s been nice to actually live life without the work of recovery in my face all of the time (doesn’t mean I haven’t had to focus because you can never lose focus on fighting the good fight!)
But, it’s time to get serious again! Because recovery isn’t temporary- it’s a LIFESTYLE! Being able to set goals and finish them is something that shows we are SERIOUS GROWN UPS, and this is one of my goals. So whether or not any one reads it is NOT the point. This is about process- not product. And finishing the book IS THE GOAL.
Last weekend my boyfriend took me to the Firewalk in Providence. It was beautiful and so romantic. Who would have thought that in the middle of the city there would be classical music, gondolas, chandeliers hanging from bridges and hundreds of people strolling along together in the beautiful night air that was lit by hundreds of fires along the river. There were several living statues and one of them was an “oracle” and was handing out each person’s “prophecy”. Mine read “It’s time to take action, you know what you need to do, just roll up your sleeves and get it done”. And I think he was right!
As part of my recovery LIFESTYLE, I need to finish my book. The book is a statement of my commitment to recovery. I finally have a title and a clear vision for format and publication. I have decided to name it based on the real message I want to send.

Recovery is Beautiful

I hope everyone out there has been happy and healthy. Maybe it’s time for your own project- something to show your own commitment to recovery?
What are you doing for yourself to be happy and healthy? What goals have you made that you haven’t met? Maybe it’s time to start working on them.