Reward your healthy behavior

You have reached the time to reward your self. How important it is to recognize your hard work? But wait, do not get caught up in your old unhealthy behavior thinking. I'm clean, sober, eating, working, have a support group, working on my mental health, and am building healthy interrelationships. Maybe I deserve a break, I deserve the right to dabble with my old (DOC) drug of choice, I earned it. How many of you have done this? Thinking your strong enough, and you control it this time, right? This is where the REWARD, is front in center. Go to your mirror, and look at the new you. Who is in control?  Reward your self with all the work you have done, but looking at your self in the mirror. Next, play it through, what would happen if you did dabble, you already know the outcome. The spiral of addiction begins, again, and nothing new of this so called reward happens. Reward your self with where you are now, not tomorrow, not back in the day, but now! Urges and craving do not go away, but you have the ability to let the thoughts go with the old behavior. You ARE strong, you like your self again, and are learning to love your self. The reward is you baby, be proud. Reward may be playing your favorite sport or watching someone you love play the sport! Stay in your health, stay in the moment!