I read something this week that said, “why do we only rest in peace, why don’t we live in peace?”
Managing or be Managed
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Posts by Robert
Robert is the Recovery Guy. Getting clean and sober on April 25, 1986 has given me the insight and practical skill set to not only stay sober, but to also re-invent myself to the person I always wanted to become. Showing others how to do this is my life goal.
Episode #163 – Tuesday The Fix: Steps of Life
Without the 12 steps of recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous – and any other 12 step group – is merely a fellowship. A fellowship can be why you are motivated to do something but it is not what we do.
Episode #162 – Friday The Checkup: Gratitude is a Personal Position
If you do not make a list every day consider starting one today. It will change the way you feel about yourself, others around you, and even the personal situation you are in right now.
The Power of Self-Affirmation
When we examine Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs we see Self-Actualization at the top of the pyramid. The level is where we discover who we are, the role we play in the universe, and our personal power derived from it.
Consider Your Past and Present
Without boundaries, we have no defense against negativity creeping in or our goodness escaping. The Bible says that “a city without walls cannot stand.“ Today, I want to talk about boundary number 6. In this boundary, it is to “Consider Your Past and Present. “
Episode #161 – Tuesday The Fix: Amends Is More Than Sorry
If making amends is true for the average person, how much more is it true for the person who has struggled with addiction and or behavioral challenges.
Episode #160 – Friday The Checkup: A Sound Mind
What was intended for us was power and love and a sound mind.
Discovering Our Type
Each personality type has both positive and negative to it even though a couple of them appear to be negative. Finding which one you are can be as simple as taking one of the numerous evaluations online. They may not be 100% accurate but they may give you an indication as to where you are predominant in your personality.
Being New Beats Dying
I remember being new and how uncomfortable being new can be. No one likes to feel like an outsider while they are trying to get on the inside.
Episode #159 – Tuesday The Fix: Holiday Hostage
The holidays can be fantastic or they can be a trap.
Episode #158 – Friday The Checkup: Experience, Strength, and Hope
For those of you with a 12-step background and certainly Alcoholics Anonymous, you will have heard this countless times in the preamble of AA. These three are foundational to the fellowship of our recovery and at the very foundation of who we are. These three direct us in what to share and what to rely on.
Victim No More
For me, the opposite of being a victim was ownership. Once I decided my pain was more than I could bear and no one was going to come to save me, my only option was personal ownership. The challenge was, how does someone who spent their life as a victim take ownership? The answer is very simple, yet it had alluded me for so long.