Episode #172 – Friday The Checkup: Personal Power
One of the most remarkable things about recovery is personal power. One of our primary missions in life is to find, discover and elevate our own personal power.
One of the most remarkable things about recovery is personal power. One of our primary missions in life is to find, discover and elevate our own personal power.
A group of friends of mine and I went to the Los Angeles Coliseum and we saw this concert with about 100,000 people. As strange as it may seem, during this concert while I was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, I can remember feeling alone, and yet I knew I was amid 100,000 people.
Before you and I came to recovery, it was not often or regularly that we had reason to celebrate. Even when we did, it was usually short-lived. After that, the reality of the direction our addiction was taking us brought us back to earth.
Without Step Four, the likelihood of one being happy, joyous, and free is greatly diminished. You may stay substance or behavior free, but true sobriety will elude you.
Baked into the cake of what we do is what we shall receive.