“…iron sharpens iron and so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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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 #125 – Tuesday The Fix: Self Portrait
So, let’s picture ourselves. If I blame someone for my past then they are responsible for my past. There is one main problem with that. If it’s someone else’s fault that I got where I ended up, do I need someone else to get where I want to go?
Episode #124 – Friday The Checkup: How to Let Go
letting go is one of the most challenging things we do. What is the connection between something that seems desirable yet challenging?
Unseen Enemy
One of the saving grace is through this time have been the Zoom meetings and utilizing other social media platforms that makes reaching out possible. Having said that, one on one or group events can have so much more power for an individual.
WE Not ME
When I think of the TEAM concept, I often refer to Stephen Covey. For many, TEAM stands for Together Everyone Adds Merit.
Episode #123 – Tuesday The Fix: Lifetime Recovery
“Without dreams and goals there is no living, only merely existing and that is not why we are here.”
Episode #122 – Friday The Checkup: The Inescapable
Feelings are inescapable. We must deal with and process them so they don’t deal with and process us.
Power of Personal Time
Hopefully that tiredness and that sense of loss was what motivated you to seek recovery. Eventually, pain becomes our best friend. The very thing that was our greatest source of discomfort now became the catalyst that would drive us to saying “I cannot live this way any longer.“
Daily Affirmations
Just like we would take a daily vitamin or we eat healthy daily or we make sure that we get enough sleep daily. Daily affirmation helps give us the positive momentum to be successful on a daily basis. Daily success is not necessarily based on the outcome what we’re talking about here is having a regular positive assertion of who we are as a person.
Episode #121 – Tuesday The Fix: Remove the Mask
The purpose of the mask is to conceal. It is not so much as to conceal who we are as it is how we feel about who we believe we are.
Episode #120 – Friday The Checkup: B Positive
One might say, If I knew what a synapse was I might be excited about it. I am glad you asked. “Synapses are the gaps between neurons. These gaps allow neurotransmitters to travel from one neuron to another.
Power Words That Motivate
Over the years I have learned more about power words and why they are essential in my personal motivation for life. When we consider the word power it is defined as “ability to act or produce an effect.”