”Until you are at peace with who you are,
you’ll never be content with what you have.”
Denis Mortman
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I
am the one and only me. Only I can truly understand myself. To thine own self
be true. Statements like these can be really frustrating in our early
recovery. For myself I know I had serious doubts about who I truly was. What
aspects of my Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality came from the core of my
being and which of them stemmed from my addictive behaviours.
I
came to a realization after much internal debate. Who I had been in the past
and what I had done had no bearing on who I was going to become in recovery.
This basically gave me the freedom to say that starting from today; I will be
what I want. Here is a blank piece of paper, now draw a picture, write out
the words, whatever, to determine who I am. I have the liberty to decide what
things I want to keep and those I want to throw away.
My
ability to be at peace with myself is improving. If there is some part of me
that I am not happy with, I have the power to stop it, change it, or give it
to my Higher Power.
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Affirmation
I am
the person I want to be and I can decide what aspects of my past I bring
forward with me today.
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These thoughts are part of my personal journal - reflections of where I am and have been in my recovery, but also where I want to be. My words come from my heart, and moments of clarity when I am best connected with my Higher Power. May God grant you serenity in reviewing my humble beginnings and my continuing path of recovery.
Book Sales
My first print run of 100 copies sold out, but I have had a second printing of an additional 250 copies done this year. So more are available, now at a cost of $20 CAD. My second book, Twelve Steps for Everyday Living, is now available for purchase for $15 CAD. It is my attempt, based on my experience and those who've been a part of my recovery journey, to transform the 12 Steps into a tool for anyone to use to navigate the challenges and trials of life.
In Serenity,
Scott Email: sastewart74@gmail.com
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In other news, after a long debate and some peer pressure, I have started a second blog, along the same vein as Lean on Me, but in my second language. You can check it out here - Tomber dans l'appui.
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