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The Planning Paradox of Twelve-Step Recovery

The foundation of twelve-step recovery is not to use “just for today, one day at a time.” Members arc encouraged to stay in the now and to avoid getting caught up in making plans. We arc taught to look back at—hut not dwell on—our past in order to clean up our messes and make amends, but we ate discouraged from making detailed plans for the future.. .aren’t we? Yes and no.

Recovery teaches us that although we are not in control of outcomes, we are in control of our actions. We have choices today; we can do the next right thing and allow our Higher Power to be in charge of the results, instead of trying to assert our will over people, places, and things that we were never in control of to begin with. So although we know today that we don’t control outcomes, we know that we control the things we do.

Our recovery programs teach us that our Higher Power will do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, implying that there is a great deal we can and must do for ourselves. This five-year recovery planner will help you clarify and chart the steps you need to take in order to create the future you want. It will help you reach for your dreams, even if you’re not sure of what your dreams are right now.

We hope you enjoy playing in this simple little journal and take the steps needed to start (or continue) on the journey of a lifetime—your recovery.

The Editors of Central Recovery Press

Recovery gives each of us the opportunity to be co-creators, along with our Higher Power, of a new and bright future for ourselves and our families.

The exercises in this journal are intended to appeal to seekers of all types—whether you are a writer, a list-maker, a poet, a photographer, a scrapbooker, or a sketch artist. You don’t need to fill in every blank or complete every activity. This is YOUR five-year recovery planner, and the activities have been designed to appeal to your learning and growing style, no matter what it is.