CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY: I need to be creative in order to be happy. Creativity engages my intellect, my emotions, my passion, it is filled with meaning and it is who I am when I am honest with my self. There is no balance if I am not creative. Without creativity there is only DEPRESSION and DEATH. Creativity is my authentic self, it is LIFE.

HAPPINESS

HAPPINESS: is not Fairy Tale happiness or White-Picket-Fence-2,5-Kids ‘happiness’. Happiness is when I am in recovery, am honest and there is balance.

RECOVERY

RECOVERY: There is nothing more important than my recovery. I have chosen LIFE over DEATH, passion and energy over DEPRESSION. Recovery is the broad term under which all of the other terms and activities fall. Recovery is the only way I can achieve my authentic self and HAPPINESS.

BALANCE

BALANCE: this is a balance between the Emotional and Intellectual Self, the honest and dishonest self. Without it there is no authentic self. Without it, there is no RECOVERY.

MEETINGS

MEETINGS: the 12 Steps are not possible without meetings. Meetings provide a framework for the structure and routine of the 12 Steps, which in turn provides the structure and routine for the BALANCE between dishonesty and honesty. Meetings also help with the SOCIAL LIFE aspect of the Physical Life.

12 STEPS

12 STEPS: an inventory is not possible without these steps. They provide a structure and a routine and a BALANCE between dishonesty and honesty. The 12 Steps are not possible without MEETINGS.

INVENTORY

INVENTORY: I need to do a monthly, if not weekly inventory of my physical life and if I find something out of balance, then I need to trace it back to the dishonesty in my emotional/intellectual life. An inventory is not possible without the 12 STEPS.