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Stay Away From Drama
You will struggle to find your new normal again while in recovery. This means establishing your own personal boundaries with friends and family. These new limits may cause a person to get angry. Always steer clear of all drama and negativity which is brought by toxic people. These types of people will bring drama right…
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Make Someone’s Day
Do you have extra time on your hands during the day? Are you retired or just have a little bit of free time on your hands? Did you know you can brighten someone’s day, just by stopping by to visit with them. No matter what city you live in, you can meet different senior citizens…
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You Don’t Look Sick
Have you been diagnosed with a invisible illness like a mental illness or digestive disorders? Do you ever find yourself having to constantly explain your illness to friends and family? Have you ever been told that you don’t look sick? An invisible illness is not seen by anyone, because it is happening on the inside…
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Look Out For Yourself
Try not to be hushed. Try not to let the statement of others when they see you or their fiendish decisions get to you. It’s extremely hard to face a daily reality such that you will not be decided by your past yet it isn’t inconceivable! What’s more, that is true. You are lovely. Indeed!…
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Be Proud of Yourself
Living sober is a reason to be proud! Start collecting every stone of anger, hurt, loss, and more. Begin building a stepping stone to your new future that your are now chasing. Take nothing for granted and hold your head up high, despite your mistakes. You have a beautiful future ahead of you. Chase Sobriety…
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Don’t Disrespect Yourself
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So, You Had A Bad Day?
Now what do you do with that statement? You have been beaten and bruised by life’s obstacles. Yet, your someone’s inspiration that you never knew was watching you. Then, suddenly someone actually says,” You’re a Warrior. Be proud!” Proud of what? You are now a survivor and your whole life changes again. However, you are learning…
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Reward Thy Self
As you take the big step towards fighting your addiction. You will face many challenges and setbacks that can frustrate you. Therefore, piclean a day once a month or even bi-weekly to reward yourself. Collect Something Pick something small and inexpensive or you will face a new problem. For example, I chose crystals and dragons…
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Rising Above The Pain
Everyday, you will face different types of issues, which will make you question your personal strength and your self-esteem. You will face people’s judgment, even though you are not doing anything that you have been accused of committing. Hold On To Sobriety Even close friends will tear you apart with their mean judgmental words they…
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Quieting the Storm Within
Written By, Crystal S. Kauffman-Amon As different issues arise throughout the day, you can begin to feel overwhelmed and stressed out over these annoying obstacles as they popup. Many times you may feel like you are being engulfed by a storm of emotions that are raging inside of your chest. However, you cannot allow yourself…
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Embrace Your Second Chance
Written By, Crystal S. Kauffman Everyone makes mistakes in life, especially when you are living with an active addiction of any kind. One misstep or bad choice will cause you to feel worthless to everyone around you. This is the exact time when you will need to embrace the friends and family member’s who love…
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Creating A New Tribe
Written By, Crystal S. Kauffman Congratulations on making it this far in your personal recovery and ever winding road to sobriety. Start planning a private celebration for you, because each and every new day is a wonderful milestone. Always acknowledge your personal milestones, as you keep moving forward and rebuilding you life. Rebuild our Life…
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Begin Rising Shattered Spirit
Any form of abusive relationships will bring some heartbreaking and yet real storms in your life, because your lover is the very person abusing you. This type of marriage or relationship will completely shatter your inner spirit and break your mind, while guiding you towards major depression. Remove Toxic Relationships Now, sex is nothing, conflict…
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Battle the Demons
Unfortunately, you will be dealing with powerful and painful emotions as you walk on the journey toward recovery and freedom from the chains of addictions. Feel free to look up support groups and communities online and offline, but find the support you will need to face the demon’s of addiction. Face Your Demons Start chasing…
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The Past Does Not Define You
Written By, Crystal S. Kauffman Lifestyle changes are hard and painful at first, but soon you will become stronger with each step you take. You are walking a new journey that will require you to push yourself beyond your personal comfort zone. Embrace the strength that you will unleash with each new step you face,…
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Find 5 Positive Things to Tell Yourself Daily
Each week, stop for a few moments to create a list of five positive things that are true about yourself or your character. Begin repeating these statements to yourself in the morning and repeat them as needed throughout the day. Create a List Especially, during the difficult moments when you begin feeling down about yourself.…
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Welcome to the First Day of Recovery
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer Congratulations, on finally deciding to admit that you absolutely need help to become sober. First and foremost, accept that you are a struggling addict, who is utterly powerless against this powerful demon. Did you know your story will inspire others that are struggling with addiction also. Honestly, you must…
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Control Your Own Life
By, Crystal S. Kauffman During recovery or even in everyday life, you are going to learn quickly that you will only able to control your own situations and circumstances. Honestly, you cannot control the way anyone else chooses to treat you. You can choose to stay away from any person, who hurts you and does…
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Change That Negative Energy…
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Sometimes, you don’t know how a certain situation is going to turn out, however you can begin preparing yourself mentally to face even the toughest of times. You can plan for it or just wing it, but sometimes nothing ever goes the way you need it too. People will doubt you,…
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Build A Life That You Love
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Changing your life can be extremely difficult with the many different temptations around you. Most of the time, you are far away from the temptation, but sometimes it can be right in your face. This temptation can actually be in the form of a person, who just happened to dropped by…
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Developing a Self-Care Plan
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Sometimes, you just have to learn how to take care of yourself and your needs to get strong and healthy again after dealing with addiction. You have to develop a strict self-care plan that includes a nutritious diet, exercise you can do, and caring for yourself as you break free from…
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Kick Rocks…
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Are you tired of everyone voicing their opinion about how you should live your life? Do they constantly jump to conclusions about every aspect of your life, yet they don’t call or come by your home? These foolish people assume that you waste your money on foolish things, instead of paying…
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Never Allow A Grudge To Win…
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Holding grudges can tear families apart for years. However, all a family can do is try to make amends and ask for forgiveness. Unfortunately, the other family member must want to bury the hatchet as well. If the other person does not want to let go of the past, then you…
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Keep Your Bullshit Away From Me…
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Do you get tired of competing with bullshit in other people’s head? Have they unfairly judged you, even though they don’t communicate or hang out with you? If so, tell that person to leave their bullshit right where they found it…in their own head! You don’t have time to reassure someone…
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You Will Beat This…
By, Crystal S. Kauffman You are going to get through the withdrawals and the cravings that haunt you, by admitting that you are powerless without God or your higher power. Admitting that you are weak against this battle will actually make you stronger. The battle against your old self and your new self is a…
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Be True To Yourself!
By, Crystal S Kauffman Never allow someone to tear you down or talk down to you, due to the mistakes you have made in the past or even recently. If you have tried to make amends, then you have done your part and you must let the situation go. Nothing you will do can change…
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Mental Health and the Thoughtless Words People Say
By, Crystal S Kauffman Do you ever get really upset with people who say thoughtless things when you are dealing with a mental illness symptoms like anxiety or mood changes? Sometimes, people mean well, but they end up hurting you with their own opinions which are not always factually based. For example, if you suffer…
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You Can be Redeemed!
By, Crystal S Kauffman Are you struggling with guilt because of your past addictions? Do you feel like after all you did that no one can honestly love or care about you? Well, no matter how far you were ensnared in addiction, you can be redeemed but you must try to make amends to those…
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One Moment at a Time…
By, Crystal S. Kauffman In recovery, I hear everyone say take it “One Day at a Time”, but the truth is that you must make it through each moment first. There are 60 minutes within an hour and you must make it through 24 hours each day. My personal belief is that you must make…
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Celebrate Your Sobriety
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Becoming sober is a difficult thing for a person who is living with and feeding their addition. Some people count the days and months that they have been in recovery. Be proud of making it to recovery, because many actually don’t make it to getting sober. You should celebrate you recovery…
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Changing Your Inner Circle
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Are you living with an addictive personality, but you are sober right now? If so, then you need to change some keys things in your life right now! Separate yourself from everyone that will help feed your addiction, as well as anyone who chooses to use drugs themselves. Chase your sobriety…
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Escaping Depression’s Brutal Snare
By, Crystal S. Kauffman It is normal to feel down or sad at times, because we are human and we are filled with a range of different emotions. Some common emotions we feel are love, anger, happiness , sadness, loneliness, hopeless, fear, shame, pride, and jealousy. However, actual depression is completely different, since it doesn’t…
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Change is Hard, But it is Necessary!
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Many times in your life, you will need to evaluate the people who are in your life and their actual value to your life. You will need to ask yourself some important questions about their true character, before you hang out with them for even a moment.Remember, cut ties with any…
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Change Your Future
Starting over elsewhere may be exactly what you need to get out of the rut you seem to be stuck in lately. Sometimes, just going where someone doesn’t know your past mistakes can help you heal more than therapy. Trying to live with everyone’s constant judgement can weigh you down with guilt over your past…
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Don’t Ring That Bell
My Uncle once told me that, “Sometimes our words ring a bell when we speak them out loud!” An unbearable amount of pain can come from someone words, especially when they can literally cut a person’s heart to pieces. Sometimes, people are dealing with things that you may not know about, so be kind when…
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Spotting Toxic Friends
Whenever you are making new friends, you should begin to evaluate whether they are toxic to your life or not. So, with that said, instead of talking to everyone around you, just sit back and observe people. You will learn more about a person when you stay quiet and let them talk. Whenever you are…
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Are You At Rock Bottom?
Well, you have finally managed to hit what many people call,“hitting rock bottom”. This stage or point in life is when you lose everything and everyone you know due to bad choices. Most of the time the series of bad choices is associated with addiction to drugs, alcohol, and mental disorders, and chronic diseases has…
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On The Road to Recovery
Ok, everything you; once loved or cared about is gone! Are you going to lay in bed and cry, while the rest of the world moves on without you? Sometimes, through our bad choices in life we become toxic to others and they decide to remove themselves from our lives to save their own sanity,…
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Find Your Power
Let’s be honest. It’s hard. It really is hard. That feeling of being submerged under water for so long yet you want out. It’s not easy. Nobody said it would be easy. There isn’t anything you can be told that would actually make a difference to you, unless you decide to effect a turn around…
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Make Time for Yourself
When was the last time you connected with your essence? When was the last time you actually connected to your core? Don’t feel let down if it’s been a while. Life gets busy and you need to know what you an to keep alive. So you shouldn’t feel let down that you haven’t really had…
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Been Awhile
Life got busier for me lately. Sorry I haven’t been writing, but I thought I would drop by and say hi to my friends and followers. I am still struggling with depression as many do. However, I’m doing great on the plan made by my psychiatrist and the medicines are helping. Looking back on my…
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