Welcome to episode 89 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by

Michelle Louise Kendall and Diane. They used the donation button on our website.

Thank you Michelle Louise Kendall, Kendall, and Diane

for your generous contributions. This episode is for you. We are friends and

family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness.

We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as

perhaps a few others can.

So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

When you get sick, do you try to just keep on going?

When you are over-committed, do you try to do it all?

What happens? Today I want to talk briefly about taking care of myself.

Before I begin, I'd like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program,

we represent ourselves rather than the program. During this show,

we'll share our own experiences as they relate to the topic of taking care of myself.

The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them.

Take what you like and leave the rest. I hope that you will find something in our

sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer and I am your host today. We're told in the program that you know we should take care of ourselves first that it's really not possible to take care of other people until and unless we take care of ourselves.

Sometimes I forget that.

Last week I came down with a cold and you may notice that my voice is still a little bit

rough. I stayed home from work for two days and while I was home I could lie down

when I needed to I could take a nap when my body told me I needed to take a nap.

And I still got some work done because work needs to get done,

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