Mango212

Here are some strong recovery words (aka. "things that come with recovery") associated with friends and family members recovering from the effects of alcoholism in their own lives.

One day at a time.


achievement
advantage
alive
assurance
belief
blessing
bravery
calm
calmness
certainty
cheer
collectedness
comfort
composure
confidant
confidence
contentment
courage
delight
ease
encouragement
enjoyment
faith
fearlessness
happiness
harmony
heroism
gladness
glee
good nature
good will
joy
kindness
like
liking
living
love
nonchalance
peace
peacefulness
playful
pleasantness
pleasure
relaxation
resonance
success
sunny
sureness
tranquility
triumph
trust
unconcern
upbeat
vibrance
welcoming
wellness
willingness
worthiness

Mango212

achievement (in Hawaiian: ka hopena)

something accomplished


advantage (in Hawaiian: maikaʻi)

something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others


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Just for today,

My achievement: I ran outside in the cold wind with puppy.
My advantage: I'm used to cold climates!

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welcoming: behaving in a polite or friendly way


liking: a feeling of regard or fondness


calm: the absence of violent or confrontational activity


enjoyment: the state or process of taking pleasure in something


As I see and acknowledge these words and meanings as character traits I see in myself, I nuture them.


#healingactions
#lifeisgood

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Tranquility:

a state of calm or quietude


Meditation, mindfulness and being open to spirituality can bring an ease, practice and inner tranquility.



Heroism:

great courage and bravery


"The notions of alcoholism and of heroism seem diametrically opposed, but the recovering alcoholic understands the courage it takes to live a happy, productive life while dealing with the disease of alcoholism."

This applies very much to us (friends and family members) and alcoholics who are recovering or attempting to.

Mango212

Suffix '-ness': Adjective to Noun. There are lots of adjectives in English that we can convert into nouns by using 'ness'. A noun ending in 'ness' literally means the state of the original adjective. For example, calmness means 'the state of being calm.

Calm, adjective:

pleasantly free (from waves, wind, strong emotions)


Calm, verb:

Make (self) tranquil and quiet; soothe.


Calm, noun.

He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.

Calmness, noun:

The state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion.

‘those who worked with him refer time and again to his calmness under pressure’

‘she exuded calmness and good humour’