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Angry? Sad? Disappointed? Agitated? Uncomfortable?

Pause.

And then get curious.

Why are you having those feelings, and what part did you play in getting yourself to the point of having those feelings?

Living with integrity means that if you say you are going to do something, there can only be two possible outcomes that you will consider.

(1) You do it.

or

(2) You admit that you can’t do it and say so.

There isn’t a third option where you pretend you didn’t say it, or a fourth option where you do part of it (maybe just the fun part) and pat yourself on the back for a job well done, or a fifth option where you justify your inaction because it was a stupid task or the person you told you were going to do it isn’t that nice of a person anyway.

Do it, or admit you were wrong to have committed to doing it in the first place.

Living with integrity is hard, but it helps you stay on the path of recovery instead of heading back towards your addiction.