A Recovery Focus

If we want to hit the bullseye of the recovery we want, we will want to focus on it. This means keeping the eye on the prize. You might be thinking, What does this prize look like?

The beauty of recovery is you get to define your recovery - and your life - however you want. The bottom line, of course, is abstinence. There can be no recovery without abstinence. Recovery for sure is so much more than "white knuckling" it. So then, how are you defining your recovery? Where are you putting your focus? What do you want as your prize?

Part of living in the Recovery Cycle is having a Recovery Focus. I believe a good start to this focus has two very important elements:

1. You have permission to be you.

2. You have a choice in how you want to be you in your life.

If you are wondering how to hit your target and enjoy the prize that is your sober life, be YOU in all your sober glory. Give yourself permission to laugh and cry, and feel anything that bubbles up. Also, give some thought about what recovery is to you. Know that you can choose a beautifully expansive brand of recovery or a limited confining one. It's your choice. Only you can define your prize.