How to become “active in recovery” in 5 steps
Jul 03, 2024
Got a big milestone in your heart? Maybe it’s transitioning into active recovery, but I'm unsure where to start. You're in the right place!
As Indigenous recovery warriors, we know the journey begins with honesty and thoroughness. Here’s a step-by-step guide to moving from thinking about recovery to living a life full of joy, freedom, and happiness.
Step #1: Be thorough and honest.
- Start by being completely honest with yourself. Reflect deeply on where you are and where you want to be.
Step #2: Step 4: Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- Write down your strengths and your faults. This step is about self-awareness and understanding.
Step #3: Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs
- Share your inventory with someone you trust. This step is about releasing the burden of your secrets.
Step #4: Step 8: Make a list of all the people we have harmed and become willing to make amends with them all.
- Think about those you’ve hurt and prepare yourself to make things right.
Step #5: Step 9: Make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- Reach out and make amends face-to-face if possible. Healing comes through mending broken relationships.
Some steps will take longer than others, and that’s okay! Remember, progress is a journey. Hang in there, keep at it, and do at least one thing toward your goals. Every. Single. Day.
That's how you achieve quality sobriety—living a life where you are truly happy, joyous, and free.
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