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As human beings we are endowed with four aspects of our natures that can be categorized as the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of our existence. In recovery, we first begin to heal physically, as toxins are removed from our bodies. As our thoughts become clearer, we start to heal mentally. Emotional healing begins as the mask of addiction wears away and we begin to connect with our feelings again. Finally, we heal spiritually as we seek a connection with our Higher Power. This is not a prescribed, but rather a descriptive progression, based on the experiences of many people in recovery. Your progression may differ, but will likely include these four “recoveries” within your recovery.

As we seek to align these four points of balance, we build and maintain a strong foundation. While we will never master perfect balance, this is the ideal that we strive toward.

Finding harmony and peace of mind in life is one of the goals of recovery.

Too much focus on any one point will throw us out of kilter. For example, many of us enter recovery in terrible physical condition and wish to improve our health and fitness, which is a laudable goal. However, an overemphasis on physical exercise or extreme dieting, especially in early recovery, will leave little energy for attention to the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our lives. Similarly, an overemphasis on spiritual development might impede our emotional growth if we focus too intently on prayer, meditation, worship, or other solitary spiritual practices to the detriment of our emotional lives with family and friends. Being overly emotional may tend to cloud our thoughtful, mental reactions to life events, and so on. This journal, which you will begin to create for yourself on the following pages, will help you focus equally on each of the four points of balance in your five-year recovery plan.

What does balance mean to you?

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What actions can you take right now to help you find balance in your recovery and life?

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What do you think your recovery and life will look like in five years?

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