Forgiveness is a crucial behavior in our recovery journey’s. Forgiveness involves letting go of guilt, shame, and resentment. Those aforementioned emotions can be stunting to our development and our recoveries and allow us to keep living in fight or flight mode. True healing can not occur unless we forgive ourselves and others. This process is […]
In 12 step literature, they say that resentment is the number one offender and research would tend to agree. Resentment and anger can lead to challenging emotions and behaviors. When we are angry, our judgement gets clouded which can result in poor decision making. Pain, anger, and resentment are easy to perseverate upon because they […]
In recovery, our lives can dramatically change while also staying very much the same. For example, you may work the same type of job, hang out with some of the same friends, drive the same car, or live in the same house. You will have the same family, live on the same planet, and have […]
The world is loud, isn’t it? Especially in 2025 with the amount of screens we have at our disposal. If we do not manufacture times of peace and quiet, then we may never get them. 10 to 20 minutes of meditation a day will revolutionize your life. A decrease in stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep […]
As we go through our week, let us make time for gratitude. Gratitude is an action. We need to be actively grateful. Gratitude is not something that naturally occurs. We need to remind ourselves daily of the people, places, and things for which we are grateful. And challenge ourselves to speak that gratitude out loud. […]
What is the biggest piece of glass in a car? The front windshield, of course! That is because the most important key to our safety is what is directly in front of us. In life, sometimes we spend an entire trip glued to the rearview mirror. Stuck in the past. If we drove a car […]
What do you think would happen if we started looking at our challenges as Opportunities? Opportunities to hone our tools. An opportunity to practice Patience. To practice Kindness. To practice Forgiveness. To practice Love, for others and for ourselves. The opportunities we have to change our lives are Everywhere Around Us. So today, let’s seize […]
Words cast spells. That’s why they call it spelling! Seriously! Our words have the power to influence others and most importantly, the power to influence ourselves. Remember, we tell ourselves how We Want It To Go! When we are focused on the gift that is the present, we have the ability to catch ourselves before […]
In life, we never know what might get thrown at us. We cannot control the world, we can only control how we react to it. In the movie Creed, Rocky Balboa tells Apollo Creeds son, as he prepares for a big fight, that he needs to be focused on “One step at a time, One […]
Dear Future Me, How are you? Where are you? What are you most proud of? What positive habits do you practice everyday? Are there any regrets or resentments you’d like to resolve or let go of? What are your goals? What makes you happy? Today, let’s write a letter to our future self. I wonder […]