In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We planned our feelings, and our goal for each day was to feel good.
In recovery, were liable to feel anything from one day to the next, even from one minute to the next. We may feel energetic and happy in the morning, then strangely let down and sad in the afternoon. Because we no longer plan our feelings for the day each morning, we could end up having feelings that are somewhat inconvenient, like feeling tired in the morning and wide-awake at bedtime.
Of course, theres always the possibility we could feel good, but that isnt the point. Today, our main concern is not feeling good but learning to understand and deal with our feelings, no matter what they are. We do this by working the steps and sharing our feelings with others.
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Just for today: I will accept my feelings, whatever they may be, just as they are. I will practice the program and learn to live with my feelings.
Well, yes, recovery is about more than just feeling good, if feeling good = sensual pleasure. But I feel good in a lot of ways today that have nothing to do with sensual pleasure. I feel good about myself (self esteem) now than I am clean; I feel good about helping others, about doing the right thing, about having some kind of direction in life.
I started my feeling good went for awalk and I rested most of the day but when I woke I felt really bored so i had to come to my computer and did what I am doing now read and fell better about self cause I am not a lone thanks to you people for thes e comforting words love you guys
