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bluidkiti · 08-24-2024, 07:21 AM

August 24

Recovery Is a Process,
Not an Event

I write and talk about how recovery is an ongoing process because it really is worth repeating. Take away the fact that our lives are complicated and that our healing unfolds layer by layer, and let go of the idea that we can change incredibly complex things about ourselves overnight, and you are left with several holy truths.

The first holy truth is that recovery doesn't have an end point - for anyone. If recovery were a symbol, the infinity symbol would be appropriate. The second holy truth is that our recovery - our individual, unique experiences of healing and growth - expands and progresses on our own timelines. We can "be recovered" in some ways in our lives, but we're always recovering in others.

Recovery is not a race, and we get to address the pieces that need attention when we determine the time is right for each piece. There will be important events taking place along our recovery journey, and many will be celebratory, but they are just markers of the journey, not the journey itself.

I am not sure where I am headed in the process, but I'm excited to keep going.

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

08-24-2024, 07:21 AM	#24
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,164	August 24 Recovery Is a Process, Not an Event I write and talk about how recovery is an ongoing process because it really is worth repeating. Take away the fact that our lives are complicated and that our healing unfolds layer by layer, and let go of the idea that we can change incredibly complex things about ourselves overnight, and you are left with several holy truths. The first holy truth is that recovery doesn't have an end point - for anyone. If recovery were a symbol, the infinity symbol would be appropriate. The second holy truth is that our recovery - our individual, unique experiences of healing and growth - expands and progresses on our own timelines. We can "be recovered" in some ways in our lives, but we're always recovering in others. Recovery is not a race, and we get to address the pieces that need attention when we determine the time is right for each piece. There will be important events taking place along our recovery journey, and many will be celebratory, but they are just markers of the journey, not the journey itself. I am not sure where I am headed in the process, but I'm excited to keep going. 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.

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