Tuesday, November 18, 2014

My Recovery Post!

Hello All! I haven't published on my blog since 2012! That's why this is a recovery post. I love when I get the notion to write and I love it even more when I share my life experiences with you =) So many new and exciting things have happen to me over the past 2 years and I have grown so much in that time. I continue to reside in the sunny state of Florida and I recently adopted my beautiful daughter, Brook-Lynn. She's an energetic one year old and has embraced my love more than anyone I've ever met. I continue to work as a Social Worker and love the children and families that I continue to help. It gives me a chance to continue my work with orphans and vulnerable children as I did when I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer! What is recovery? According to the Free Dictionary, Farlex (2014), Recovery is: 1. The act, process, duration, or an instance of recovering. 2. A return to a normal condition. 3. Something gained or restored in recovering. 4. The act of obtaining usable substances from unusable sources. I am truly in the process of a life recovery. I am being restored to my original condition, sorta like pressing the button on your phone that sets it back to factory settings. I am loving the process and slowly accepting the different stages of myself that I have uncovered. There are layers to recovery, layers to regaining one's original version of self. I've seen the vulnerable me, the happy me, the angry me, the insecure me, the helpful me and the loving me. Seeing myself in the eyes of others is nothing compared to who I've been able to view myself. I now truly understand that how others see you is not important at all and how you view yourself means everything. From the inside out we are our own worse critics and that can be the key to our recovery. My recovery began from loving others who didn't love me and I continue on in my process. I'm very thankful for the persons who helped in my recovery process, even those that didn't realize they were a part of my recovery. As you know I love for my blogs to be interactive, so.... Have you ever been in recovery? If so, what were you recovering from? Who are some of the persons that helped you with recovering yourself? Do you have any good tips for the recovery process? Love you Lots and until next time..... Sunshine and Rainbows!

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