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The use of quotes and inspirational words is nearly limitless, so apply them liberally to your life. Try using quotes as journal prompts, affirmations, or milestone checkpoints in your daily life. It’s not fair to say your worst days in recovery are better than your best days in relapse.

At least at the start you have rock bottom as the solid foundation upon which to begin rebuilding your life. There is a mountain above you which you have to climb. It can be hard to plough on when you don’t know what destination awaits. No matter what is waiting for you, it will no doubt be better than rock bottom and the relapse that came Vanderburgh House before it. We all feel fear; it’s an unavoidable part of the human experience from which you may grow or learn. The complexity of both endings and beginnings in your life can also exist in your heart.

Celebrate the messy parts of your life.

Imagine doing a jigsaw puzzle without seeing the picture. You have to propel yourself into the abyss of the unknown and see what awaits. February 4, 2008, I made a call to a drug dealer; I was hopeless and wanted to die. I bought a large quantity of drugs and the plan was to kill myself.

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Make space to honor the endings that made space for your beginnings. Adventure, experience, loss, relationships, and chance will carry you through their journeys before a new one begins. Instead of simple tips or certain help, consider the power of these five tips to create possibilities for your new beginning. Even in uncertainty for what the future holds, hope will bloom. Spend a moment absorbing these prompts and take what you need to support your next move. You don’t just wake up one day and decide to recover.

1. Adventure, experience, loss, relationships, and chance will carry you through their journeys before a new one begins.
2. When you move into one of our houses, you’re not just moving into a sober house, you’re moving into a recovery community.
3. You have to choose recovery each and every day.
4. The bittersweet thing about beginnings is that they come from endings, and we aren’t always prepared to say goodbye.
5. Life is constantly building, doing, feeling, and being.
6. These building blocks will help you create habits you can use daily to make meaningful change in whatever ways you need it now.

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However, your best days in recovery are miles better than your best days in a relapse. “If you come & follow our program, your life will be totally changed. Recovery journey is never easy, we are here to help in any possible way. Having a stable job, having stable financial situation and helping us get back on track and building for future really helps. The job coach of our partner agency comes to coach any guests that are looking for jobs. We also work with local temp agencies, contractors and other employers.

It’s so easy to fall back into a relapse, and every time, it becomes harder to pull yourself out of it. A relapse is a bump in the road; it takes a lot, but you can overcome it. The road will level out over time. I moved into a sober house that had a culture of recovery and lived there for 18 months.

When applying these prompts to your life in recovery, listen to how they resonate. Look for the echo of intentional connection in your new beginnings and the habits that support you as you move toward it. Though it may feel like an all-consuming presence, fear is just a state of being. It is an emotional experience you have. It is not a fact or reality that is unavoidable nor a larger-than-life entity that exists beyond your ability to navigate past it. Let your fear come, and let it go.