A recovery Plan is a plan for getting better, not just hoping it will happen. It is something you can measure your progress against or fall back on when you feel stuck. Are you following your plan? Do you need to tweak it? Is it realistic?
However you decide to design a recovery plan, remember, it is not something to beat yourself up about for not following it exactly. It is to be used as a reminder of where you are striving to go. Check it at least once a week and see if you have been following it. If not, make a note on areas you need to concentrate. The idea of a recovery plan is to set a path of recovery so you can achieve it faster. It is being pro-active in that you are not waiting for the Recovery Fairy to tap you on the head with a wand and say “You are Cured.”
Below is an example of a Recovery Plan. The column on the right deals with current recovery issues you may want to concentrate on. As you go along, you may remove some and add others. The What and When columns are things you strive to do on a daily or weekly basis to be asurred you are working the program.
For More on Recovery Plans, check out Stage II Recovery, Life Beyond Addiction by Ernie Larsen.
Recovery Plan
What: When Recovery Issue
Meet with Sponsor/Fellow Traveler Once a Week My Feelings/Grief
Join a Step Group and Work Steps Twice a Month
Reading_______________________________________
Meditation by Nun Sue 1 times a Week Find Balance/ No Shoulds
Adult Children/What’s Normal Once a Week
The ACA Fellowship Text Nightly Work on Being Disciplined
Read for Pleasure Twice a Week
Meetings Four Times A Week Positive Action
ACA Monday 7-8/ or Sat Meet
ACA Wednesday 6:30-8 Practice Affirmations
ACOA Thursday 6:00-7:30 / or
Alanon Friday 7:30-9:00 Pray for Awareness
Spiritual Daily ___________
Meditate 5 times a week Work Steps 1,2,3
Grattitudes/Prayer Nightly
Something for Me/Play Twice a Week
Date with wife Once A Week
My Hobby Twice A Week
Physical Activities to Fight Depression or Get In Shape
Diet/ Drink More Water Daily
Exercise/ Walking Three times a Week
Journal At Least Twice A Week
About Issues That puzzle me
With My Inner child
Hi Don, would you please make the printable meeting list/problem & solution sheet available online. Thanks for all you do, Ruth
It was hiding under Active Meetings. Some links have sub categories and this was one of them. I Moved the Oregon Meeting List and the other ACA documents to their own category: ACA Meeting Materials.