It’s there, right beneath the surface. For me. For you. Stress. It’s not just in your head. It’s in your body, in your soul, in your relationships, in your work, and it is in your recovery… “Modern life exposes us to mild-to-moderate, but chronic, stress constantly — multitasking, juggling too many things, moving too quickly, … More Stress and Your Recovery
I confess, I love my unproductive time. If fact, if I am busy, busy, busy… I am not only less productive but also unhappy. I crave unstructured time where my mind can wander. But sometimes it can feel excruciating and I want to escape with a little (mindless) surfing. It’s a bit of a love-hate … More How Doing Nothing On Purpose will Help Your Recovery and Mental Health… But at First It Will Drive You CRAZY!
Learning to accept my un-balanced self, un-wholeness, and un-togetherness was one of the best things that I have ever done. for more about how “Trying to Get Your Life Together Will Just Make You More Stuck”, click on photo. Photo by Llima Orosa
It’s New Years Eve. Will you take time to pause? Yes, this photo is upside down. Let’s hope 2018 is a little more sane than 2017. Click on photo for more
I have two beefs with Christmas: Christmas beef #1: commercialism and the shopping malls. All of the people, searching for the right item after looking at 75 other ‘right’ items that were just too much money or too big or the wrong color or wrong era. But honestly, I still love giving and getting presents. … More Whether You Celebrate Christmas or Not, Take a Moment Today to Pause
If you want to let go of something, first you have to hold it. Unless you truly hold, you will never let go. How do you hold something closely, the thing that makes you want to numb-out-tune-out-walk-out… the thing that reminds you of helplessness, that brings back ghostly or ghastly memories? If you want to … More Want to Divorce Your Behavior? First You Have to Marry it!
“In the beginners’ mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.” S. Suzuki Recovery is beginning. Again. Again. Again. Again. Again. In our world, if you repeat yourself, people think you are strange. Repeat yourself. Beginning again, repeating something, feels foolish. People look at you funny when you need to … More Recovery and How Each Day is a New Beginning
Why learning to accept my un-balanced self, un-wholeness, and un-togetherness was one of the best things that I have ever done. ___ What’s it like to be okay with who you are? It’s taken me a long time, but I am okay that my life is not together, it’s not balanced, it’s not whole, and … More Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Trying to Get Your Life Together will Just Make You More Stuck
Yesterday’s post talked about how we can be so immersed in words, that we are like fish in a fish tank with water made of words. Your words are important to help you understand yourself and your experience. But think about how often you just don’t have the words to explain something: a remarkable sunset … More Give Your Words a Rest for a Minute and Let Your Experience Speak
“Compassion practice is daring. It involves learning to relax and allow ourselves to move gently toward what scares us.” Pema Chodron Recovery is moving gently towards what scares us. You may not feel particularly courageous today. Sometimes the courageous thing to do is the compassionate thing. In spite of your fear, in spite of how … More What Will You Do Today to Care For Yourself?
Getting High on Recovery 