… and by “recovery” I mean “recovery” from ANY of the following (in NO particular order):

•Acute Trauma
•Grief
•Sexual Abuse
•Domestic Violence
•Emotional Abuse
•Natural Disasters
•Bullying
•Abuse And Neglect
•Abandonment
•Witnessing Violence
•Developmental Trauma
•Intergenerational Trauma
•Life Threatening Illness
•Your Childhood
•YOUR FAMILY
•Terrorism
•Verbal Abuse
•Accidents
•Assault
•Childbirth
•Pandemic
•Divorce
•Kidnapping
•Military Combat
•Displacement
•Addiction
•Depression
•Alcoholism
•PTSD
•Mental Illness
•Eating Disorders
•Narcissistic Abuse

… and the list goes on and on!

With that, and in honor of World Recovery Day today, if YOU are in recovery from any of the above or perhaps something else on the list that I missed, please be gentle with yourself and don’t be surprised by a rollercoaster of various emotions all in one same day. Oh, and by the way … contrary to what you or others may have tried to convince you of …

YOU AREN’T MACHINE!

YOU NEED TO SLEEP!

So, cut yourself a break today and allow yourself to rest and reboot as long as is HUMANLY necessary! Also? Here’s to even BEING human in the first place, along with all the pain and suffering that has brought beauty to your bleeding. Remember not to take your humanity for granted, by the way, as you’re endlessly navigating all the highs and lows of living out your second chances. No, it was wasn’t supposed to be this way, and yes, you were meant to feel the pain as you were becoming the SURVIVOR you truly are!

~ REAL Cat