24 Hour Plan - Recovered 1172
Recovered Podcast
Many of us began our recovery in just this way. In fact, every recovery from alcoholism began with one sober hour.
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First Drink - Recovered 1170
Recovered Podcast
It is the first drink which triggers, immediately or some time later, the compulsion to drink more and more until we are in drinking trouble again.
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Living a Balanced Life - Recovered 1168
Recovered Podcast
There are many positive things that you can focus on now that you’re recovering from Substance Addiction. You just need to learn how to find balance so you can fully partake in everything your life has to offer.
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Popsicle Sticks - Recovered 1166
Recovered Podcast
Each stick has a recovery topic written on it. We will take turns, randomly picking a stick and then sharing on that topic that was chosen.
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Service Work - Recovered 1165
Recovered Podcast
Studies have shown that addicts who help others can significantly improve their chances of staying sober and avoiding relapse.
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Self Awareness - Recovered 1163
Recovered Podcast
Despite these challenges, we can all improve our self-awareness and reap the benefits in addiction recovery and in life.
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Perseverance - Recovered 1161
Recovered Podcast
The first key to persistence is to create for yourself a compelling vision for your recovery. Too often, people focus on what they don’t want to happen.
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Discipline - Recovered 1159
Recovered Podcast
Self-discipline is the willingness to put some limitations on behavior in order to gain something or make life better.
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Humility - Recovered 1157
Recovered Podcast
Ultimately, when we are humble we are willing to seek and receive help, support, guidance and direction with our lives. The result is that we are not alone anymore.
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Willingness - Recovered 1155
Recovered Podcast
Your life belongs to you, right? Sure it does, but look at where your actions got you. Your life became unmanageable because of your addiction. You need to be willing for a lot of things, especially accepting help.
info_outlineExpressions commonly heard in A.A. are “If you don’t take that first drink, you can’t get drunk” and “One drink is too many, but twenty are not enough.”
If we do not take the first drink, we never get drunk. Therefore, instead of planning never to get drunk, or trying to limit the number of drinks or the amount of alcohol, we have learned to concentrate on avoiding only one drink: the first one.
Tonight, we talk about Staying Away From The First Drink