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MARCH 2

SELF-CARE

PHYSICAL BALANCE

“Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.”

Thomas Aquinas

“If one is good, two must be better.” That’s the way I thought in active addiction. Today I know that too much of even a good thing isn’t always good for me. The book Pain Recovery taught me that. For example, embarking on a too-vigorous course of exercise that might result in injury; losing weight by starving myself; engaging in myriad activities that I haven’t tried before, such as acupuncture, massage, physical therapy, or chiropractic, without a developing a consistent plan; or spending money and time on treatments and medications in excess of what’s recommended or right for me are examples of the kinds of behavior I engaged in during my active addiction and from which I am now in recovery. I want to recover—now! So shouldn’t I do everything possible to make that happen, now?

Maybe not, or at least not all at once. Caring for myself and showing myself healthy self-love means taking things easy and letting my higher power do those things for me that I cannot do for myself. I follow the steps of my program, and do what is necessary for good health. I eat healthy foods, sleep and rest when I can, and I get some exercise. I also work my program of recovery, praying and meditating and being of service, and letting my higher power do the rest.

Taking care of myself today means doing what I see others in pain recovery doing successfully: eating, sleeping, exercising, praying, and meditating. I ask my higher power to help me with the rest, and I have faith that my request will be answered.