********* think of a special treat for a triumph or disaster *********
Homework 1:
· give me a short list of treats could buy for yourself, every two days, $5 or less … what will your treats for the next couple of weeks be?
(some of these cost a lot more than $5, but as I was spending at least £7 a day on alcohol, a reiki massage for example costs the same as 4 or 5 days drinking - deferred gratification)
Homework 2:
· what passion/interest/hobby do you have in your life already that you could do MORE of if you were sober for at least the next 16 days :)
Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction: Your Self-Treatment Guide to Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Hoarding, Smoking, Sex and Porn (Paperback)
by Christopher Kennedy Lawford (Author)
I want a treat for Day 42 - November 17th. (Never managed this - in the end I just slobbed around, didn't even meditate). Didn't do any better on Day 50. Doesn't seem to matter much, at the moment.
Homework 1:
· give me a short list of treats could buy for yourself, every two days, $5 or less … what will your treats for the next couple of weeks be?
- mini magnums
- local country pate
- local salami, chorizo, smoked bacon
- take someone out on a date - cinema or concert or something (bit more than $5)
- tell myself how brilliant and amazing I am (with your and others' support) without being ashamed - why shouldn't I be proud of what I'm doing? At regular intervals. This is not something I have ever really done in my life.
- Reiki or head massage
- a game of Go
- writing real letters (nice paper, envelope, fountain pen)
- making a model
- having my teeth cleaned
- going on a retreat
- doing a woodland management or green woodwork course
- making a table for my room / for my caravan
- a badedas bath
- dye my hair and beard
- nice fizzy water
- make a waistcoat out of a lovely old curtain i've been planning to do something with for 3 years
- t.b.contd
(some of these cost a lot more than $5, but as I was spending at least £7 a day on alcohol, a reiki massage for example costs the same as 4 or 5 days drinking - deferred gratification)
Homework 2:
· what passion/interest/hobby do you have in your life already that you could do MORE of if you were sober for at least the next 16 days :)
- finish my novel (last chapter)
- paint a picture
- write a poem
- start work on making my caravan sustainable (wood burner, solar panels, remove crap)
- join a local choir
- go back to Naxos for a sober fortnight
- round the world via Hanoi, Auckland, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Colorado
- a week's silent retreat (or go to Bonnevaux)
Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction: Your Self-Treatment Guide to Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Hoarding, Smoking, Sex and Porn (Paperback)
by Christopher Kennedy Lawford (Author)
I want a treat for Day 42 - November 17th. (Never managed this - in the end I just slobbed around, didn't even meditate). Didn't do any better on Day 50. Doesn't seem to matter much, at the moment.
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