Thirty and Looking to Thrive
Goals this week- Charge tablet (for the first time in such a long time) and find band workouts. Complete 2 work outs by the end of the week. I just bought this set from Amazon: Go through 2 closets and 4 drawers in closet room. Thoughts: Anything not used in a year needs to go. …
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My spouse will not eat leftovers. He makes fun of me when I bring them home from a restaurant; however, I 99% of the time eat them. I liked to bring a warm lunch to work - easy eat half of my dinner, eat the other half for lunch the next day! He will rarely …
Just keep writing, just keep writing. Keep learning and listening and considering recovery! Care vs Escape Are you caring for you body and soul or are you escaping? Drinking is escaping.... How can I care for myself? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viph6_8jSaI I am now listening to this video. Maybe this is why I've been taking nonstop (middle of …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jlH7Q73XJY&t=601s What makes some people an addict and some not? Physical- everyone's brain has slight variations (DNA) - differences in dopamine production, differences in processing, differences receptors. A brain that is more susceptible to emotions or interference. Environment- how were you raised? what is your experiences up to this point? Abuse, neglect, trauma... your circumstances …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFBITZ5XtQ Note: I do not like that she laughs at uncomfortable moments, but good info here. What makes us happy/feel pleasure in our lives? You need to give yourself permission to experience pleasure outside of drinking. Get out of the go, go, go. Produce, produce, produce! mentality. Choke out the unhelpful stuff! Ideas: exercise, going …
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My parents didn't make adulting seem easy... But we were always cared for. Adulting is not easy. Rather hard in fact. Odd that you can kind of see - that everyone is faking it, until they <sorta> make it. I don't feel like I'm faking it good enough, because I'm not making it at all. …
I had a relapse dream.... except I'm in the midst of a relapse. I had a dream that I was offered a drink, so I sipped it every so slightly and set aside "just one more" and told myself that was all I could drink was those 2. I can't remember all the details but …
Morning! I'm getting on track with my Christmas Journal: This Year I Will...: A 52-Week Guided Journal to Achieve Your Goals found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641523670/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I want to share the questions with you as I enter this process. I provided the pre-questions that you could copy and paste within the Thinking about Journaling post, and …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFA4qQJtqzQ Take inventory of your mental load.... and then what can you do to aleviate it? I have used Dawn and her Minimalism to assist a bit recently. Seemingly silly stuff like.... How many bowls do you need? How many spatulas do you need? How many Christmas Totes do you have and why? I went …
List your top 5 values. Compassion Curiosity/Learning Determination/Problem Solving Reputation/Respect Success Striving to Fun Growth Happiness Inner Harmony Kindness Are these values serving you? Should you be focused on other values? I found out the definition of compassion the other day: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. This made my …
I've turned 30. 