Posted on Monday 21 April 2008
This topic is actually quite appropriate after taking some time off from writing in my blog. Because it’s about the one thing I had been denying myself for years, that upon giving back to myself made a profound difference.
Recovery is a lifelong process. Does that sound depressing? It’s not. Because in my definition of recovery from eating disorders, depression or any addiction, it’s about learning how to LIVE. First learning how to live in peace and contentment…then learning how to live with meaning and joy.
In all the work I’ve done coaching and researching this thing called happiness, I’ve found that there is no such thing as being “done.” We never get “there” when there means a perfect life where everything is completely done and there are no mountains left to climb.
In fact, what I’ve found is that we are “done” when we’ve mastered the art of perspective.
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