Your commitment to live a purpose-driven life requires quality and determination. Living a life full of intention and purpose is the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. Learning to live methodically with yourself and others helps cultivate satisfaction and new opportunities. Going through substance use recovery treatment, you learn new ways to find fulfillment in your life, and living methodically is a practical step and solution to ignite purpose.
When you build a life filled with intention and purpose, the connections and opportunities you make for yourself are more rewarding. You may find yourself at a loss when considering what choices to make that will bring purpose to your life. During the standstill moments, it's easy to wonder if life is passing you by, or if your decisions aren't taking full advantage of your opportunities.
By redesigning your life and getting addiction treatment, you get to rebuild your guidelines and rules to create a better lifestyle. When you come to a place in life where you get to wonder about new opportunities, you prove to yourself that recovery was worth it and that your life can have more purpose.
If you want to build a life filled with intention and purpose, you must determine your goals and what you're willing to do to achieve them. Don't let life happen to you; make intentional choices that lead you toward your goals through paths that are meaningful to you. Think carefully about all your choices, and make the ones that bring you fulfillment.
To live methodically with yourself is to determine good things and make you happy and then chase those things. Too often people have an awareness of what brings them joy but don't take the steps necessary to bring those things to their life. They go back to their old lifestyle without making changes that would get them closer to achieving their wishes.
The first step toward living methodically with yourself is to spend a few minutes deciding what short- and long-term goals you want to achieve. These could be concrete goals, like buying a house, getting a degree, or running a marathon. They may also be abstract goals, like finding more contentment in your life or building your relationships with friends and family. Next, create an outline or a list of steps necessary to get there. Break it down, and then start!
Everyone has wishes and dreams, but they'll stay dreams if you don't methodically pursue them. Start taking small steps every day toward what you want to achieve. Be realistic about the scope and scale of your goals, but have faith that you can achieve them. If you live methodically and make sure every choice aligns with your plans, you're sure to succeed.
Just as in substance use recovery, you must make small changes in every area of your life to achieve lofty goals. You have made your commitment to pursue a healthier lifestyle and are taking the steps necessary to get there. The same goes for living methodically with yourself. You told yourself you could do it; now it's just a matter of putting the small steps into action and getting one step closer to the result.
Many people look up to others as a source of motivation. This is a way to live methodically with others. Be careful, though, and make sure you don't fall into the trap of comparison. This can turn into an unhealthy lifestyle decision, primarily when dealing with mental disorders.
Living methodically through others means using other people's successes as inspiration and proof that what you want to do can be done. When you use others as a source of motivation, you build your confidence and sustain your self-independence. Find people—friends, family, acquaintances, or public figures—who make you think, “If they could do it, I can too.” When you live methodically with others, you use their lifestyle choices to give you a roadmap for achieving your goals.
Learning to live methodically with yourself and others is all a part of the process to develop a purpose-driven lifestyle. As you start to make changes in your life, improvement and satisfaction can become exponential as one success builds on another. Who knows? Maybe once you achieve your original goal, you'll be inspired to reach even further.
A few activities you can consider to explore a healthy lifestyle are to help others, change your perspective, learn new passions, respect yourself, use your talents and skills, improve your self-confidence, eliminate negativity, and constantly challenge yourself to become a better version of you. When you put your mind to it, align your passions and skills with your goals, and make intentional choices, there's nothing you can't accomplish.
At NorthStar Transitions, we believe that opportunities are all around you and are achievable. When you put your mind to pursuing a healthier lifestyle during substance use recovery, you can improve all areas of your life. When you get sober, you take back ownership of your life and can achieve anything you put your mind to. Use the tools and resources you learned during treatment to live methodically with yourself and others so you can embrace new opportunities and further develop a healthy lifestyle. Whether you're new to recovery or have been in recovery for a long time and need a refresh, NorthStar Transitions can help. We offer customizable treatment plans for recovery and to help you live life intentionally. We value our alumni and offer services to help them invigorate their recovery process and achieve above and beyond a simple, comfortable life. Call us at (303) 558-6400 to find out how we can help you live methodically.
