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This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

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The latest Recovery Radio broadcasts can now be found on I-Tunes! Look for Recovery Radio from KRFP.

Our annual fundraising breakfast is on the calendar. 3/28, 7am. Mayor Lambert will be the keynote speaker. WE NEED YOUR HELP AS A TABLE CAPTAIN helping us get people to the breakfast. If you can help email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com, or call 208-883-1045.

Mark your calendar for this months special offerings!
Recovery Peer Volunteer Training pt.2. 1/25, 6-9pm. Prior participation in pt.1 required.
Bingo! 1/27, 4-8pm
January at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Make Your Hobby Pay 1st Monday of month, 6-7
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Resume Writing Monday, 1/15, 6:30
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous-Womens Mtg (Open) Tuesdays and Fridays 6-7
Domestic Abuse Support Group Tuesdays 6-7
Art w/Alex Tuesdays 7-8
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Families and Caregivers of Addicts Support Group Wednesdays 6-7
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
Recovery Peer Volunteer Training pts 1 and 2 (RSVPs Required) Thursdays 1/18 AND 1/25, 6-9
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
Bingo Saturday, 1/27 4-8
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group Sunday 1/21, 2:30-5:30
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

 

This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

Here is the latest from our writing group: https://latahrecoverycenter.org/2018/01/16/write-for-you-setting-goals-pt-3/

Mark your calendar for this months special offerings!
Recovery Peer Volunteer Training Pts. 1 and 2 1/18 and 25, 6-9pm. This is the class for people wanting to learn how to help coach others as they are dealing with mental health and/or addiction issues. Anyone wishing to help coach at The Center is required to take this class. We need 10 people to make this happen, so RSVPs are required by 1/17 to latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com. SIGN UP NOW!
Bingo! 1/27, 4-8pm
Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group starts on 1/21, 2:30-5:30
January at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Make Your Hobby Pay 1st Monday of month, 6-7
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Resume Writing Monday, 1/15, 6:30
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays and Fridays 6-7
Domestic Abuse Support Group Tuesdays 6-7
Art w/Alex Tuesdays 7-8
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Families and Caregivers of Addicts Support Group Wednesdays 6-7
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
Recovery Peer Volunteer Training pts 1 and 2 (RSVPs Required) Thursdays 1/18 AND 1/25, 6-9
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
Bingo Saturday, 1/27 4-8
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group Sunday 1/21, 2:30-5:30
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

Write for You: Setting Goals Pt. 3

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

by Nancy Casey

Before you write goals for yourself, think about what you want for yourself in your life. (Here are some writing exercises that will help you do that.)

Then you must list the obstacles that stand between you and what you want. When you write out the actual goal, you are making a promise to yourself to do something very specific that will help you overcome one obstacle. (Here are some suggestions for how to do that.)

When you write a goal, you also decide how often you will take time to review your progress and evaluate how things are working.

What is evaluation?

People often confuse “evaluation” with finding fault. Nothing could be further from the truth. The word “value” is at the heart of evaluation. The central question of the evaluation process is: “What is the value of this to me?” You can write about that in two parts. The first part is note-taking, the second part is a Pep Talk.

Write down notes about each goal

  1. Review the goal. What, exactly, did you promise yourself that you would do?
  2. Recall why you set the goal. What do you want that this goal will help you get? Why is this valuable and important to you?
  3. Measure your success. What, exactly, did you do in order to meet your goal? Tell everything you did right. Did your actions make anything different or better?
  4. Consider your failures. Nobody is perfect all of the time. Where do you think you fell short? What extra obstacles got in your way? Do you want to change this goal a little bit?

Write Yourself a Pep Talk

When you write yourself a Pep Talk, you take on the voice and personality of the person who understands you the best and believes in you the most. Write your Pep Talk as if you are writing a letter. Here are some things that you can discuss with yourself.

  1. Describe the best parts of what you did and congratulate yourself for doing them. Give yourself extra congratulations for anything that was hard.
  2. Remind yourself why you are doing this. Refresh your memory about what you want and why it is valuable to you.
  3. Point out at least one thing that has changed and why that change is an improvement.
  4. Look ahead to the future with this goal. Predict what will be smooth. Give warnings and encouragement about obstacles that are ahead.
  5. Set a date and time for your next evaluation session.

Make evaluation part of your comfort system

Your comfort system consists of all the things that you do to rest, refresh, and renew yourself. When you take time to notice the value of the things that you do, you deepen your understanding of yourself and the meaning of your life. This can be very private. It is also a reason to celebrate yourself.

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. She has taught writing classes at the Recovery Center and will return again in the spring of 2018. You can find more of her work here. If you would like her help with a writing project, large or small, email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.

Write for You: Setting Goals Pt. 2

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Write for You Blog

by Nancy Casey

People set goals in order to meet the challenges that stand between them and what they want.

As you begin to set your goals, it’s a good idea to give some careful thought to all the things that you want and all the things that are standing in your way. Here are some ideas for doing that.

List the challenges you face.

List every challenge that you have. Include verything that’s standing in the way of what you want. Make the list as long as you can. You might even add to it later.

Write one goal.

Pick out one of the challenges on your list. What is the smallest thing you can do to take on that challenge? Set a goal for that one little thing. Write it down. Here’s how:

  1. Say exactly what you are going to do. Make it specific. It must be easy to tell whether you have done this thing or not. When you use verbs such as walk, speak, read, set the alarm, eat, sing, go to class, or find out, you can be clear about what you must do. Words like improve, try, understand, or deal with can indeed reflect what you are striving for, but they are too spongy for you to say exactly when you succeed.
  2. Set a quantity. 10 pages. One hour. Two questions. Around the block. Use some kind of quantity that will help you know exactly how much is enough for you to meet your goal.
  3. Say when you are going to do this thing. You could set an exact time. You might say “In the mornings…” Maybe you would say, “On Tuesday…” Many people set goals that begin, “Just for today…” Try to be as specific and realistic as you can.
  4. Set a time frame for evaluating yourself. How often will you pause and take stock of how you are doing? Each day? Once a week? Starting out with a time frame that is short can help you stay focused. If the time frame is too long, your goal will be in danger of fizzling away.

One goal per challenge

Write one goal for every challenge that you face. Only one goal. There will be plenty of other steps to take, but it all starts with the first one. Write the goal for the first step and don’t worry about the rest yet.

Is this possible?

Consider the goals you have laid out in front of you. How much time and effort will all of this take? Imagine exactly how you will fit all of these things in your life. Is it really practical? Are you secretly counting on miracles?

Fiddle with your goals until you are sure it’s possible to achieve them all. You might need to make some goals a little bit smaller. Perhaps you will set some of the goals aside for now. You could mark them “Soon, I hope” or simply “Later.”

Evaluate as you go

At the end of the time frame you have set in Step 4 above, it is important to evaluate how you are doing. You might be pleased with the way things are going, or you might decide to make some changes. Next week’s post will discuss how to think about that.

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. She has taught writing classes at the Recovery Center in the past and will return again in the spring of 2018. You can find more of her work here. If you would like her help with a writing project, large or small, email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.

 

This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

Happy New Year everyone! May it be a time of positive change and renewal for all.

As we enter the New Year I am pleased to announce an important change at The Center. We have partnered with PEER Wellness Center, Inc. to help us as we continue to grow. PEER is a cooperative group of five Idaho Recovery Community Centers all working toward expanding the recovery movement in Idaho. Working with this larger group will help us as we develop new trainings, social programs and funding resources. We are excited about the possibilities this group has as we all work together to help the citizens of Idaho.

Here is the latest from our writing group: https://latahrecoverycenter.org/2018/01/02/setting-goals-part-i/

Mark your calendar for this months special offerings!
Resume Writing on 1/15 at 6:30
Recovery Peer Volunteer Training Pts 1 and 2 1/18 and 25. 6-9pm. This is the class for people wanting to learn how to help coach others as they are dealing with mental health and/or addiction issues. Anyone wishing to help coach at The Center is required to take this class. We need 10 people to make this happen, so RSVPs are required by 1/17 to this email address.
Bingo! 1/27, 4-8pm
Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group starts on 1/21 2:30-5:30.
January at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Make Your Hobby Pay 1st Monday of month, 6-7
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Resume Writing Monday, 1/15, 6:30
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays and Fridays 6-7
Domestic Abuse Support Group Tuesdays 6-7
Art w/Alex Tuesdays 7-8
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Families and Caregivers of Addicts Support Group Wednesdays 6-7
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
Recovery Peer Volunteer Training pts 1 and 2 (RSVPs Required) Thursdays 1/18 AND 1/25, 6-9
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
Bingo Saturday, 1/27 4-8
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group Sunday 1/21, 2:30-5:30
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

Setting Goals, Part I

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by Nancy Casey

Even though any day of the year is a suitable day for goal-setting, tradition has it that we mark the change in the calendar year by making resolutions, which is to say, setting goals. Your writing practice can help you with this.

Most of the writing exercises in this blog series can be done in a single sitting. They ask you to think things up on the spur of the moment and write them down. Setting goals, on the other hand, is a process. It takes time and careful thought to identify goals that will be useful and meaningful in your life. You probably can’t do it all in one quick sitting.

The first part of the process involves research. Research into who you are, what you want, and what it’s going to take to get there. Today’s blog will show you how to do that research. Next week we will cover how to write statements of goals that are clear and useful.

In the first part of your research, you must name all your wishes and desires. All of them. Everything. Don’t focus on being “realistic.” Even our supposedly frivolous wishes and desires help us understand who we are and what we truly want. Of course we don’t get to have everything we wish for, but looking at all of our wishes at once helps us know which ones are the most important to us.

Some of the writing exercises posted in this blog over the past year can help you research your wishes and desires. Try to work on this research over the course of several days, because you probably can’t think up everything all at once.

For the second part of your research, you must name all of the challenges that your wishes represent. Anything that stands between you and the fulfillment of your wishes is a challenge that you must meet in order for you wish to come true.

When we decide to meet a challenge, it is always a risk. We might succeed and we might fail. Some challenges are bigger and scarier than others. Understanding the challenges helps us understand what we will have to invest in order for our desires to become real.

Work on this research throughout the week. You will probably find that you want more things that will fit into one life and getting them all will require superhuman challenges. If you keep working with your wishes and challenges over the course of a week, however, you will find yourself returning to the ones that mean the most to you.

Next week, we will consider how to write goals that will allow you to meet the most important challenges and get what you want. Stay tuned!

 

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. She has taught writing classes at the Recovery Center and will return again in the spring of 2018. You can find more of her work here. If you would like Nancy’s help with a writing project, large or small, email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.