Addiction Recovery

Okay, so the holidays are putting the brakes on our blogging (Shy is hosting 30 in-laws), but we still wanted to at least tell you about the exciting new addition to our arsenal for awesomness. Shyla and I have been going through the Addiction Recovery booklet put out by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The program is based on AA's 12 steps, with an additional emphasis on the Savior and the power of the atonement. The impact on our lives has been so deep that we want to go through it with you.

Why addiction recovery? Well, I would consider myself a sugar addict. Even when I don't want it, it doesn't taste good, and I know it will make me sick ... I eat it anyway. For me, that feels like addiction.

*Plus*, the addiction recovery book can penetrate every aspect of your life. Any behavior that throws your life out of alignment (anger, offense, lack of patience, television addictions, self-bashing, pessimism etc.) falls under its influence. This book is about making you strong by moving you closer to the source of all strength and showing you how to leave power draining behaviors behind.

These books are available at distribution centers or through store.lds.org for a whopping $3. This is one weight loss tool that is gentle on your wallet and you won't end up hanging dry- cleaning on.

I once heard a former prescription meds. addict say that he had been clean for 30,923 hours and 49 minutes. I want that kind of power. I want to live my life the way I want to, not the way my addictions tell me to. So, I have started a timer on the side of the blog. Every time I surrender and let my addictions make choices for me, I have to start the clock over.

(Shyla's is on the bottom, for some reason you can't have two of the same counters on a page or two counters in the same area ... blasted computers!)

We'll start working on the Addiction Recovery Program together soon (some nebulous time amidst the holiday craziness.) We look forward to your comments. Till then, be strong sisters!

~Bethany