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Love Can Make You Strong
Love is a powerful emotion that can make you feel strong and motivated. It can also inspire you to do great things. So, with that said, find out who loves in your life. You will need their constant support and motivation to help you reach your goals. Evaluate your loved ones and friends to see…
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Abiding in God’s Love
John 4:16, “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” Nancy Stoppe There are many times when I get off track regarding my actions, or feelings, or even understanding certain things.…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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