Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Tools to Beat Addiction


VALUING THESE THINGS HELPS COMBAT ADDICTION

ACHIEVEMENT —accomplishing constructive and socially valued goals, such as participating in athletics, running for office, getting an education, succeeding at work, or providing for your family

CONSCIOUSNESS —being alert, awake, and aware of your surroundings; using your mind to make sense out of your life and experience

ACTIVITY —being energetic in daily life and engaged in the world around you

HEALTH —eating well, exercising, getting health care, and choosing an overall healthy lifestyle

RESPONSIBILITY —fulfilling your commitments as well as doing what the law obliges you to do

SELF-RESPECT —caring for and about yourself and, by extension, all people

COMMUNITY —being involved in the communities of which you are part (your town, school, work organization, religious group, neighborhood, political party) and contributing to the welfare of these groups—and the larger world