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JANUARY 27

CONCERN

PHYSICAL BALANCE

“We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt.”

Chinese proverb

Being “concerned” sounds so much more mature and sophisticated than being worried, panicked, anxious, or scared, but they all amount to much the same thing. However, I didn’t enter pain recovery to spend my time being “concerned,” or any of its synonyms, either—at least no more than absolutely necessary.

I work the steps of my pain recovery program to the best of my ability today, and don’t worry about results; I leave them to my higher power. I follow the advice of my sponsor, counselor, therapist, or others in recovery, and I expect results. I don’t waste time today being “concerned,” or any other synonym for fear. I keep moving through situations and issues in my life, sometimes slowly, because that’s the best I can do. But I keep working my program of recovery. I don’t stop. I just slow down sometimes.

Concern today is something I show others—concern, consideration, and caring. I have tools and a support group, and if I utilize them, I no longer need to be concerned about my own serenity. That will come. It may come slowly, but if I work my program, it will come.