The Basics – Day 2
January 31, 2017
“I came from a crazy, neglectful family,” a woman said. “I was fifty-two years old and I didn’t know what it meant to take care of myself.”
Application: The basics apply every day. It may be particularly important to focus on the basics when we first get into recovery from addiction or codependency. For recovering people, the basics expand to include attending recovery meetings and not taking the first drink, drug, or pill.
In times of high stress, grief, loss, or change, applying the most basic of the basics may be the only thing we can do to survive.
From the book: 52 Weeks of Conscious Contact
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In addiction and recovery circles, Melody Beattie is a household name. She is the best-selling author of numerous books.
One of Melody's more recent titles is The Grief Club, which was published in 2006. This inspirational book gives the reader an inside look at the miraculous phenomenon that occurs after loss--the being welcomed into a new "club" of sorts, a circle of people who have lived through similar grief and pain, whether it be the loss of a child, a spouse, a career, or even one's youth.
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