In the movie "A Kind of a Funny Story" the therapist for a 15 year old struggling teenager asks the question, "When was a time in your childhood that you felt complete joy--a sense of abandon?" As my husband and I drove home from the movie, we thought about that question for ourselves. (We each grew up in active chaotic homes. Each of us had a parent with the disease of alcoholism.) We had difficulty naming a time of complete joy. There were good times, but in reflection, there was also a sense of anxiety. Someone might learn the secret.
Was there a time in your childhood you felt complete joy? Is there a way to recreate some of that joy in your life of recovery?
For me the sense of freedom that comes with recovery is close to joy.
Blessings-Penny
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