Just One More
Today I am grateful for people to whom I can vent and feel safe in doing so. I am also grateful for the chance to explore new technology and applications (new to me anyway).
Some of my recovery friends were discussing overthinking and overdoing recently. That resonates with me because I have been there and done that, and I continue to do so. That is why my disease requires daily work, and why habitual gratitude practice is so helpful. It creates pauses in the overthinking and overdoing. And it helps me prioritize what I need to do, which means less spinning.
The discussion inspired this poem:
Some of my recovery friends were discussing overthinking and overdoing recently. That resonates with me because I have been there and done that, and I continue to do so. That is why my disease requires daily work, and why habitual gratitude practice is so helpful. It creates pauses in the overthinking and overdoing. And it helps me prioritize what I need to do, which means less spinning.
The discussion inspired this poem:
Just One More
Just one more
Drink
Pill
Hit
Bite
Fix
Destructive
Shaming
Deadly
Just one more
Task
Chore
To-do
Should
Just as
Destructive
Shaming
Deadly
There are
Many ways
To feed
Addiction—
The beast
That is never
Satisfied
Most are
Frowned upon
Some are culturally
Sanctioned
They all
Stem from
Fear
Ego
Control
Lack of faith
And they all
Kill
Whether they
Kill
Today’s joy
Or our
Very selves
LV 8/30/15
Right-sized ego. Faith with which to face the fear. Letting go of what I can't control and focusing on what I can-simply my own attitude and actions. These are the things that will help me find today's joy. Onward!
So true. I wish I didn't understand what you are saying.
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But I am glad you understand . . . it means I am not alone. Thanks!
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