8 Recovery Affirmation Printable Bookmarks Watercolor Floral Theme

As someone who has successful quit every single substance I was hopelessly addicted to, I must admit, I do know a thing or two.

There are many aspects during the quitting process to help you be successful.

First you must change oneself.

This includes the thoughts in your mind, your values and beliefs about yourself, your environment and most importantly your identity.

Next, you must focus on creating new habits that serve you.

Pouring a drink or lighting a cigarette is an unconscious physical action you do because you have done it so many times.

And because you have done this habitually so many times, your body knows better than the mind.

So you pour that drink or light that cigarette even though your mind is thinking not to, even though you want to change.

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8 Recovery Affirmation Printable Bookmarks Watercolor Floral Theme

One thing that can help is replacing this physical action with something else.

For me when I was quitting drinking, instead of opening the fridge to grab a drink, I would place a book beside the fridge that reminded me WHY I wanted to quit.

At that time, I was reading “Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself” by Joe Dispenza.

So when my legs habitually walked over there even though my mind was telling me not to.

And my arms reached for the fridge handle, I would see the book on the counter and it would interrupt the pattern signal.

Now, I wasn’t successful every time and many times I still reached for the drink but the key is pattern interruption.

Consciously severing the hardwired habit in my brain.

Over time, as I reached for the book more and more, the old habit of reaching for a drink became less and less.

And like a scale, it started to tip.

As I reading positive and inspiring messages, my thoughts started to change also.

I started to believe that I CAN CHANGE.

Next, I had to change my environment because the environment is very seductive. I had to cut ties from everyone who drank alcohol (which is literally everyone).

I had to disconnect myself from those relationships for a period of time.

During that time in solidarity, I had to work on building my will power. Yes, it was very lonely, because literally every single person around me drank alcohol.

But I had a greater purpose I was working towards and I was doing this for me so I carried on through.

In the meantime when I disconnected myself from all my friends who drank alcohol, I had to find new hobbies to keep myself sane.

I had to find a new happy place, something where I could get lost in time. So gardening became my new best friend.

I became obsessed with plants, turning my home into a mini jungle and my balcony into an oasis of flowers. I saw gardening as a metaphor for life.

All things on this planet either grow or die. To grow, you need good nutrition, daily sunlight, quiet resting periods and lots of love.

When you’re trapped in the cycle of addiction, you can feel stuck and stagnant. When you’re stagnant, you’re not growing, you’re not looking forward and you begin to die slowly everyday.

Caring for my plants helped me care for myself. It gave me a purpose and a sense of responsibility.

Along my recovery journey, there wasn’t just one thing that made me feel whole. It was a collection of many different things that I slowly added to my lifestyle to fill in the gaps.

Reading, gardening, exercising, and creating were a few of the things that helped me go from hollow to whole.

These watercolor floral bookmarks from my Etsy Shop were inspired by my love for plants and my appreciation for how much they have helped me grow.

This set of printable recovery bookmarks comes with 8 bookmarks, each measuring 2″ x 6″.

It also comes with 5 zentangle coloring pages with inspiring quotes for strong women.

I believe anyone has the capacity to change and I really do believe that anything is possible.

On your road to recovery, make sure to keep your circle small, positive, and supportive. Guard your thoughts, but more importantly, protect your mind from the negativity of other people.

Many times, when we’re lost within ourselves, it’s other people’s influence and negative opinions that can affect our lives the most.

Because we don’t know who we are yet, we let other people dictate that for us.

Surround yourself with people who get it, who will support and encourage you, like me! Feel free to send me a message if you need some support!

I’m always here to listen. As for now, take it one day at a time, one hour at a time.

Celebrate every single small win you get and know that you’ve got what it takes to change.

You’ve always had it in you and it’s been apart of you your whole life.