View the future in a context of hope. Women caught in addiction are trying to experience a level of perfection and joy that can be found only in heaven. Understanding that these longings will be met only in eternity with God helps us wait with a fresh hope. And having confidence in this future hope frees us to dream and plan for our days on earth. Reading good literature and poetry, listening to uplifting music, looking at paintings or photographs are a few ways to begin to nurture yourself.
Creativity enables the heart to begin to hope again.
I encourage women to journal daily about their unique path to freedom. Their struggles and victories become a memorial to God's faithfulness even in the midst of difficult days. They must strategize as well. She sets aside time for AIM projects on her calendar, as well as prayer concerns and Scripture on which to meditate. The complexity of addiction may require inpatient treatment, as in Diane's case.