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.
Episode #172 – Friday The Checkup: Personal Power
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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.
All for One and One for All
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.
Celebration
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.
Episode #171 – Tuesday The Fix: Step Four – We are Only as Sick as Our Secrets
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.
Episode #170 – Friday The Checkup: As We Sow So Shall We Reap
Baked into the cake of what we do is what we shall receive.
Hostage Taking
Even though I was 18 months sober I still had so much to learn and grow through. I tried to recognize and overcome my selfishness and self-centeredness.
Episode #169 – Tuesday The Fix: Step 3 Welcome to Willingness
Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God bless you and keep you – until then.
Episode #168 – Friday The Checkup: Stop the Digging
Most people who are without hope will not admit how hopeless they are. When you are in a hole and you want to get out the first rule is to stop digging.
Nothing to Negotiate
One of the terms that is frequently used in various forms of recovery is the term “bottom “. A person who admits they are at the bottom would not seem to have anything left. If that person feels they do not have anything left than what lets them think they have a position to negotiate from. Negotiation is left to those who have something to offer.
Family Dynamics
One of the most important things in understanding family dynamics is the significant impact each dynamic can have regarding health and both positive and negative aspects. It would appear obvious that a healthy dynamic would support a healthy outcome and a negative dynamic would be the result of an unhealthy family dynamic.
Episode #167 – Tuesday The Fix: Step 2 A Sound Mind Equals Better Decisions
Every step has its own premise and importance within the 12 Steps. There is a particular independence each step brings. Having said that, what makes each step powerful is its connection to the other steps.
Episode #166 – Friday The Checkup: The Gift of Restoration
The state or fact of being restored. It is a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition.