In early sobriety it was very important to stay busy so I took it as a challenge to find as many things as I could to add to this list, I have done each at least once and am always looking for more fun SOBER ideas! Always adding to it, I now look to it whenever my inner critic tries to tell me life is boring ☺
Things I Do
Cook
bake
Read
Listen to music
Hike
Walks
Sculpt
Draw
Paint
Go swimming
Volunteer
Meditate
Garden
Organize
Clean
Rock hunt
Exercise
Games on my phone
Read this and other sober forums
Read about addiction
Write in here
Go to the beach
Go to the dog park
Walk my dog
Train/play with my dog
Bike ride
Thrift store/garage sale browsing
Genealogy
Color in coloring book
Get a movie
Yoga
Pilates
Watch TV
Pick blackberries
Pull weeds
Long drive
Road trip
Build sand castles
Fly a kite
Play volleyball
Explore abandoned buildings
Write/read poetry
Paint nails
Paint old furniture/ restore
Puzzle
Play yatzee
Write
Go to a town festival/farmers market
BBQ by the river
Watch motivational videos
Weave bracelets and dog collars
Go to the museum
Get yogurt
Play a video game
Shoot pool
Play Monopoly
Bingo!
Sit on a mountain top
Jog
Journal
Go to a state fair/amusement park
Forget the past
Forgive (myself and others)
Do stuff- lots of stuff!
Talk to strangers
Act the way I want to feel
Sleep when tired
Eat when hungry
Enjoy the process
Do what ought to be done
Exercise more
Aim higher
Lighten up
Pursue a passion
Volunteer
Join groups
Stay in touch
hold myself accountable even when they don't
Go outside
Make nature mandalas
Smile
Never bother with people who may bring me or my energy down
Don't expect any emotion to last forever- good or bad
Notice colors
Notice tastes
Notice sounds
Am mindful
Accept that I make mistakes
Be silly- life is fun!
Be the person my dogs think I am
Sh*t happens- and I know it will
Friends are important
I am my own best friend
Do good- feel good
By doing a little each day- I get tons done
Choose not to take things personally
Be loving instead of worrying about getting love
Imagine my eulogy; how do I want to be remembered
Expect miracles
Let it go
Be still- enjoy solitude
Give often- Anonymously with no expectations
Help is everywhere- look for it when I need it
Keep things simple
Surround myself with powerful people- living a light filled life
Feel the danger if it is there (used to lie to self- "drinking and driving isn't dangerous- for me")
People are doing their best- have compassion
Own less
Thrive more
Try new recipes
People watch
Lunch at a coffee shop in the city
Walk along the waterfront
Ride a ferris wheel
Window shop
Paint ceramics
Haunted Forrest and festival
Played the slot machines and had lunch with my sister. Winning didn't hurt!
Swap meet
Make items to sell then donate the proceeds (one of the funnest things I get to do with my art)
Walking meditation
Walk thru Chinatown- best BBQ pork!
Dinner theater (sooooooo much fun!)
Frisbee golf
Exploring unknown roads
Photograph nature
Wood carving
Explore old cemeteries (when a headstone was art)
Bird watching
Hacky sack
Explore antique shops
Embroidery
Uno
Scrabble
Legos
Kickboxing
Art class
Think positive, allow negative thoughts thru not to stay Problems only bother me as much as I allow them to
Go sledding
Submitted October 25, 2019 at 05:27AM by Echo-Rae https://ift.tt/2WcJkbf
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