Balance

[caressa]

The goal of recovery is balance - that precious middle ground.

- Melody Beattie

Balance is so important in my life and is so hard to maintain because of my fibromyalgia and the chronic fatigue and pain that goes along with it.

It is important that I balance my chakras and centering myself, not trying to balance myself with what is around me.

www.quotegarden.com/chakras.html

Trying to be there for myself and others is not always easy. Often I have to look at what is my priority for the day and try to live my life with that goal in mind. It often means I can't always do what I want to do and I have to accept it and know that I am as powerless over that disease as I am over my codependency and addiction although I hesitate to seperate them. The 12 Steps can be applied to both and I must remember that in order to maintain a sense of blance, I need to live the program in all areas of my life.

I am grateful that I no longer have the peaks and valleys of the emotinal roller coaster I was on in early recovery.

www.hazelden.org/web/public/thought.view?catId=1904

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[SunnyGirl]

Thank you for sharing Caressa....

Finding balance is finding the middle ground.....

My life before recovery was like taking a ride on a Merry
Go-Round, lots of ups and downs. Life is a lesson on a
daily basis, it's learning to compromise. The road to
recovery is not a straight highway, but one filled with pot
holes, mountains, valleys and sharp curves. I've learned
that you have to keep your eyes on the road and be
prepared for the unexpected. It's in the valleys we grow,
taking the lesson with me all the way to the peak of the
mountain.

Finding balance between our recovery needs and family
or business commitments takes finding the middle ground
or the balance that works for us, almost like juggling. I
wouldn't know if my chakras were out of align if they jumped
up and hit me in the head. I have learned to give to others,
while taking responsibility for myself. I have learned to take
care of my feelings, as well as my own physical, mental, and
spiritual needs.

"On the tightrope of life, only one thing allows us to
move forward, and that one thing is balance. Without balance we
fall into chaos, we fall behind, we miss out on what true choices
we have in life." - - Laura Kangas

[caressa]

When I think of balance, I picture the pie of described in treatment. Equal parts shared between work, play, family, recovery, etc.

www.mommd.com/canyouhaveitall.shtml