2013 Affirmations and Goals

The start of a new year, means letting go of 2012 and remembering the positive. It's all a thought, you can control where these thoughts will take you for 2013. Work your program, don't get complacent, or over confident. The reward is being in control, and staying in the moment. Each day, say your affirmation, " I am a good person, I like my self when I'm in control and working through struggle in a positive way". Check in with your self daily, 1-10, where is your mood? Complete your hygiene, and take your medication with three healthy meals. Go to work, volunteer, or stay active during your day with trying new hobbies and new things. Make your meetings, and other mental health appointments. Exercise when you have some free time, or are working through a urge or craving. Journal your thoughts through out your day, letting the negative go. Communicate with others in that same day allowing self to vent, but listen at the same time. When it is fun time, take advantage of this time and enjoy your self while validating how important it is that you replace the negative using, purging, gambling, and unhealthy sexual behavior with something fun! At the end of the day reflect on what worked for you and where your challenges were. Take this personal time and feel good about your self, give your self the credit, for being in control. Understand that some days we all struggle but have the ability to work through any thought when we are in control. The reward is being able to run the healthy routine back, and live clean for another day! Goals through out this new year will be building healthy interpersonal relationships, understanding we can work through grief and loss and be able to be honest with our self while accepting validation and feedback from others in a positive way!  Let self make positive decisions, and learn to accept where you are now, not in the past or in the present. When you are balanced you win, and everyone around you will see the positive energy! Each thought, with  positive behavior will allow you to speak without words, and demonstrate your healthy behavior with honesty! Your higher power will guide you through anything, give it a chance, have faith! It's your higher power, use it for you. Learn to acknowledge your higher power every day, and feel the positive energy with it. Finally, let's have fun with our daily routine,  and experience new things which bring you joy! Fun is the key component into building your recovery. Remember addiction is a substitute satisfaction for an unmet need. You can create new, positive needs that bring you pleasure when you are in the moment. My goals for all of you, and self included this 2013 will be to recognize and understand you can like and love your self again. You have the strength to balance your life and thoughts for you, when you utilize common sense. Grow with your higher power, and be open to new things. Have fun each day in what you do. Stay in your health, stay in the moment!