A lot of our chief concerns and major difficulties come from our inexperience with living without drugs. Often when we ask an old-timer what to do, we are amazed at the simplicity of the answer.
Basic Text, p. 43
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Finding balance in recovery is quite a bit like sitting down with a set of scales and a pile of sand. The goal is to have an equal amount of sand on each side of the scales, achieving a balance of weight.
We do the same thing in recovery. We sit down with the foundation of our clean time and the Twelve Steps, then attempt to add employment, household responsibilities, friends, sponsees, relationships, meetings, and service in equal weights so that the scales balance. Our first try may throw our personal scales out of kilter. We may find that, because of our over-involvement in service, we have upset our employer or our family. But when we try to correct this problem by resigning from NA service altogether, the other side of the scales go out of balance.
We can ask for help from members who have stabilized their scales. These people are easy to recognize. They appear serene, composed, and self-assured. Theyll smile in recognition at our dilemma and share how they slowed down, added only a few grains of sand at a time to either side of the scales, and were rewarded with balance in recovery.
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Just for today: I seek balance in my life. Today, I will ask others to share their experience in finding that balance.
...wise words indeed! .....over the past 6 weeks,my 'scales' have teetered as I resumed self-employment,,resumed paying my rent,,,paid off debts,,etc. I accomplished a LOT in a short time,,made hay while the sun shined,, but the work's tough on my body,,the extra coffee's smokes etc,,were a clear sign of an unsustainable balance --let alone that I got down to barely one meeting a week.
....I've been leveling off over the past 2 weeks,,reducing coffee....I'm still busy,,but at least meetings are part of that busyness again
....my sponsor said it well....''the activity that takes you away from meetings is often the first thing one loses with relapse'',,,
...................recovery needs to be in the balance for sure!
-- Edited by mikah on Sunday 11th of May 2014 08:47:43 AM
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...gawd,,,please don't let me -ever- forget why I came here in the first place!!(my 'senility' prayer)
Balance is a important part of our recovery.You can find the members who have balanced the scales.They are serene , composed and self-assured.Oncw we are balanced we are on to a better part of recovery.
