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bluidkiti · 03-02-2025, 06:50 AM

March 2

Recovery Is Not a Race

When I chose recovery, I felt like I was so behind in my life that I had to make time up quickly. I had to straighten out, smarten up, and get a move on. Or so I thought. My pace in early recovery can best be described as frantic. I barreled through the Twelve Steps in the first couple of years, went to work to get off welfare and take care of my daughters, and barely had my feet on the ground before I dove into intensive therapy and went back to school. I stayed in school for thirteen years. I got so used to busy that I turned into a workaholic.

If you are early in recovery, even if your life feels like a train wreck (mine was), I'd like to give you some advice that I wish I had taken myself (more than a few people gave it to me). Work hard at your recovery, get yourself together, and sort out your life. But don't try to fix everything at once. Tend to the obvious things first; you know what they are. Then be sure to tackle the non-urgent things mindfully. You will be surprised how gentle change can be when you set your own parameters.

Recovery is not a race; it's a practice and a lifestyle, and we can embrace it gently.

Today's reading is from the book She Recovers Every Day: Meditations for Women*

03-02-2025, 06:50 AM	#2
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,392	March 2 Recovery Is Not a Race When I chose recovery, I felt like I was so behind in my life that I had to make time up quickly. I had to straighten out, smarten up, and get a move on. Or so I thought. My pace in early recovery can best be described as frantic. I barreled through the Twelve Steps in the first couple of years, went to work to get off welfare and take care of my daughters, and barely had my feet on the ground before I dove into intensive therapy and went back to school. I stayed in school for thirteen years. I got so used to busy that I turned into a workaholic. If you are early in recovery, even if your life feels like a train wreck (mine was), I'd like to give you some advice that I wish I had taken myself (more than a few people gave it to me). Work hard at your recovery, get yourself together, and sort out your life. But don't try to fix everything at once. Tend to the obvious things first; you know what they are. Then be sure to tackle the non-urgent things mindfully. You will be surprised how gentle change can be when you set your own parameters. Recovery is not a race; it's a practice and a lifestyle, and we can embrace it gently. Today's reading is from the book She Recovers Every Day: Meditations for Women* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.