Medication Assisted Treatment, Therapy, And Recovery: Mattar on Methadone

Medication Assisted Treatment, Therapy, And Recovery: Mattar on Methadone Peer-run Support Group for people on Medication Assisted Treatment for an Opioid Use Disorder. Metha

07/11/2020

This morning our topics are gonna be good! Something we all need a little of, especially in recovery; Hope, Encouragement, and Love!
I hope to see everyone this morning, I too am in need of a little!
NOBODY is late! Come no matter what time you remember; better to be "late" than never! I run behind some mornings too!

07/08/2020

Group is at Byrnes this Sat, July 11th. We may not stay for entire time depending on the heat! It's gonna b a scorcher!🥵 Can't wait to see people, it seems like its been forever!
I will have hot & "iced" coffee n cappuccino. Can't guarantee how long the ice will last😉 along with an assortment of juices and water.. I will also have a variety of donuts and muffins.

Don't forget, we are at a park so if you have children they are welcome to come, play, and have some refreshments! If you need childcare, let me know! I have teenagers that would love to take the kids to the play equipment, or take care of them if they're too young for that!
*They do not come unless requested tho, so please let me know the day or two before any Saturday group.*

Due to COVID-19, masks are encouraged, but not required. There will be masks available, along with hand sanitizer and gloves. Since we are in the park there is plenty of room for social distancing!

02/26/2020

Can't wait for the weather to be nice! Its getting closer! Saturday morning in the park will be starting SOON!

11/18/2019

If you are not moving steadily in the direction of what you say you want, you can be certain that you are sabotaging yourself somewhere. As we come to understand the mechanisms and patterns that underlie self-sabotage, we begin to free ourselves...we begin to allow ourselves to interact with ourselves and the world with greater success, joy, and fulfillment.

08/31/2019

Today is National Overdose Awareness Day!
RIP, ALL our loved ones we have lost to this disease!

Picnic and balloon release today at 5pm! Hope to see everyone!

08/23/2019

Tomorrow is Saturday, Breakfast at Byrne's park 10 am! Nobody's late! Come when u can! I will have donuts, coffee, cold & hot, & cappuccino!
Also, next Sat morning we will skip breakfast, couple reasons; same day as our picnic at 5pm & my daughter has a volleyball tournament ALL day! Hopefully it will be done at least by 3:30-4, so I have time to get things ready to go to the park (Byrne's) for 5!

08/10/2019

August 10:

Silence is something like an endangered species. The experience of silence is now so
rare that we must guard it and treasure it.
-Gunilla Norris

Today's Meditation:

I love silence, and as I get older, I enjoy it even more. The problem is that I love music, also, so I have to make a concerted effort to find silence in my life by turning off the music now and then. Other times, I just take a long hike or run or bike ride to someplace where I know that there won't be any noise, and that also helps me to find the silence.

And it's always worth it. What silence allows me to do is relax completely, to think clearly, and to slow down the pace of everything that I do. But it hasn't always been that way. When I was younger, I found silence to be a bit uncomfortable, for there was something threatening about it. A silent moment was a moment missing some sort of stimulus, making me feel that I should be doing something or watching something or listening to something.

I never realized then just what I was missing by always filling the silent moments with sound. Gunilla understands the value of silence, and that's why she tells us that we should treasure it.

Silence is the stimulus that can help us to go inside of ourselves, to find those reserves of love and hope and compassion and ability. Silence allows us to explore our thoughts and clarify them, to ponder things that are perplexing us and to process things that we've learned recently. Silence allows us to simply be, which is something that's very hard to do in noisy environments.

I know people who have to turn on the TV or radio as soon as they walk into a room--they can't handle the silence, for it makes them uncomfortable. But what they don't realize is just what the silence can do for them, if they allow it to do so. It can be one of the most soothing balms that they experience, if they let it be so. Silence is a treasure, and it is an endangered species, especially now that we carry our phones with us. We must seek it out, revel in it, and enjoy it whenever we can.

Questions to consider:

When and where are your best times and places for experiencing silence?

Why do we feel like we need to fill the silence with noise?

Why do so many people feel uncomfortable with silence?

Why is silence considered to be a treasure for so many?

For further thought:

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit
what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
-William Penn

08/10/2019

Group/Breakfast is tomorrow at Byrne's Park from 10am-noon! Hope to see some of ya! It's supposed to be beautiful out!
I have different kinds of donuts, hot & cold coffee/cappuccino & juice!

08/04/2019

August 4
Today's meditation:

There are no little events in life; those
we think of no consequence may be full
of fate, and it is at our own risk if
we neglect the acquaintances and
opportunities that seem to be casually
offered, and of small importance.
- Amelia Barr

This is a lesson that I wish I had learned much, much earlier in life. I've had plenty of situations happen and people come into my life that I mistook as completely unimportant, truly of no consequence at all, only to find out later that those situations and people were truly important to me in my life. I remember treating people rather dismissively, thinking I'd never see them again, only to end up needing their help later.

When we pay attention to things and treat each person and situation with dignity and respect, then we don't have to worry about them coming back to us later. When we realize that the whole of any puzzle is made up of small, seemingly insignificant pieces, we can keep in mind that the minor occurrence of this morning can do a lot to developing our character and reflecting our character, demonstrating what we have learned or what we still need to learn. The incident in the supermarket can show us how far we have come in learning patience, or how far we still need to go to learn patience.

Awareness of the importance of the things that seem unimportant can be one of the a helpful part of our growing and learning processes. Not only that, but when we see that the people in our lives are important to us, we treat them better--and that can help them in their lives, too. Continuing to think that anything is "little" or "insignificant" is simply a way to continue being judgmental, when we all know that's not the best way for us to be.

We risk a lot when we trivialize anything. Mostly, we risk not seeing and learning the lessons that we truly need to see and learn. We don't need to overanalyze all that we go through to come up with specific answers about just what everything means, but it would be helpful if we were to treat things and people with the respect they deserve.

Questions to consider:

When was the last time something that seemed unimportant turned out to be extremely important to you?

How can we recognize the importance in the seemingly trivial and unimportant events of our days?

Why is it important to stay aware of what we still need to learn and strengthen?

For further thought:

Remember it is the little things
the work is done through.
- W. Q. Judge

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Kuehn's Park In Cedar Falls And Byrne's Park In Waterloo
Cedar Falls, IA
50613

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