So you’re ready to get your life on track. You’ve possibly done some addiction recovery and want to take it to the next level, or at maintain the one you’re on. But how? Even worse can often be the why’s in the long term, but let’s just not go there this second. The question is how do I take action in addiction recovery. How do I move past my limitations and set some goals that will get my life to where it should be in my mind. Addiction recovery itself isn’t enough for most people. Most people want to actualise their true potential. Perform at their best, and reap the promises of those efforts. Ever heard the term Keep it simple? That goes for goal setting too. In order to take massive action in addiction recovery, or whatever it may be you’re dealing with, remember not to complicate it. It’s the fastest way to become overwhelmed and end up taking little or no recovery action when focus is lost.
Try this quick exercise from Autotherapy to re-look at some simple perspective. Draw a flight of stairs. Reshuffle them and place them in order from lowest to highest. Establish which needs to be done first in order to fulfill the next in succession? If you battled to draw up list, or just hoped to skip this part because you don’t have a pen handy, I suggest you think twice. You are in all probability going to need to refer to this list later on. If you remain serious about being your best, moving energy into the present, you need to stick with the plan. Your rise is a process, it will not automatically or instantly happen. It has been said that if you do not have structure you cannot expect to build anything with structure in it. Without constantly building upon structure and foundation we can easily become lost, unfocused and therefore become despondent. We can lose the power of the present, which is where connections are made. You cannot impulsively skip to the top to get peace for example, or do long term goals before doing some short-term ones first. Draw your stairs and then look at how logical it is in front of you. It is the very thing that separates ourselves from the animals; we get to reflect on the self! Maslow’s Heirachy of needs is another example of progression in recovery. Priorities and Perspectives are important in life as well as in addiction recovery. Learn to do both, well!
