
Start with gratitude and appreciation for everything happening in your life. Take plenty of time to reflect on and write about all the details of your life and relationships. Write about all the people who matter to you. Write about how far you’ve come. Write specifics about what is happening, and what has happened, since the last time you had a recovery session. Recording your history is a crucial component of journal writing. It provides context to your ideas, goals, and plans.
… change that mindset,” Hill says. The good news is that you don’t have to — at least, not entirely. “You don’t have to lower your standards,” he says. “What you have to do is learn to live better with yourself when you don’t meet your standards.”