Fun

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"In recovery our ideas of fun change"

Basic Text, p. 102

Just for today: I will have fun in my recovery!

pg. 42

I will never forget the faces of the people in the room when I shared, "If you aren't enjoying recovery, what are you doing wrong." I got a few responses after the meeting and said, "Everything isn't a bed of roses and life isn't always smiles." I said, "I know but I can learn to smile through it." Even the worst times in recovery is better than the days prior to recovery. At least now I have the tools to deal with life on life's terms now which I never had before.

Life isn't always about but I can make a decision to enjoy each day as it comes.

I didn't think I could ever dance again. I have more freedom of expression and feel comfortable in my skin. I even sing better although I don't qualify to get up on a stage, my sisters and I have vocalized a few times. I have even had it affirmed that I sounded good, but not something I can take to the bank or feel comfortable doing Karaoke.

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Like so many other things in recovery, it is a matter of choice. I am given a choice. I can choose to enjoy my life, enjoy the moment and enjoy the task at hand.

Osho/Zen has said that 'serenity' can be found doing dishes. When I am in the moment, enjoy what I am doing, but more importantly, being grateful that I have dishes to wash, to be grateful for who I am, grateful to be alive, I can find fun if I make up my mind to be.

Unfortunately, I forget this at times. Dishes are just not one of my favorite things to do. When I put on music, make up my mind to do, I cna make things less a chore and more a living experience.