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Release Date: 09/06/2017

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Summary In this episode of the Recovered Podcast, the hosts delve into Step 11 of the recovery process, focusing on the transition from making amends to cultivating spiritual awareness through prayer and meditation. They discuss the importance of improving conscious contact with a higher power, the challenges of distractions, and the significance of living the program in all aspects of life. The conversation emphasizes the need for stillness, surrendering outcomes, and recognizing the strength provided by a higher power to carry out God's will. Listeners are encouraged to remain open-minded...

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Chapters   00:00 Introduction to Step 10 02:53 The Importance of Staying Present 06:06 Practicing Rigorous Honesty 09:05 The Role of Support in Recovery 12:11 Step 10 as a Spiritual Barometer 15:05 The Impact of Prompt Action 18:05 Navigating Complex Emotions 20:57 Tools for Maintaining Emotional Sobriety 24:00 Long-term Sobriety and Step 10 27:08 Advice for Newcomers 29:57 Listener Feedback and Community Engagement   We are a self-supporting community.  Join us in the following ways:   - Join by making monthly donations for one year.  You will receive...

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Chapters 00:00  Introduction to Step 9: The Transformative Process 03:00  The Courage to Make Amends 05:59  Navigating Complex Emotions in Step 9 08:47  The Importance of Rigorous Honesty 12:02  Facing the Past: Personal Stories of Amends 14:51  The Role of Fear and Shame in Recovery 17:52  Setting Things Right: Taking Responsibility 21:00  The Exception Clause in Step 9 24:11  The Impact of Amends on Relationships 27:01  The Spiritual Experience of Making Amends 30:04  Final Thoughts on Step 9 and Recovery   We are a self-supporting...

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Those individuals who feel full of resentment and bitterness about the past can struggle to find happiness in life. They may well have been wronged badly in the past but to continue to hold a grudge can become detrimental to the individual. In order to heal the individual will need to let go of their grudge and offer forgiveness. This is particularly important for those people who are recovering from an alcohol or drug addiction. Their grudges and resentments can pull them back to substance abuse if they are not careful.

One way of defining forgiveness would be to say that it occurs when people cease to feel resentment against an offender. It is all about getting rid of bitterness and letting go of grudges. When people decide to forgive it means that they stop feeling angry and resentful about things that they perceive have been done wrong to them. It also means that they are no longer seeking retribution or punishment for the wrongdoer.

Addicts tend to be full of resentment. They will have a list of grudges that they can rely on to justify their bad behavior. So long as the alcohol or drug user is able to blame other people they can use this as an excuse to keep doing what they are doing. Their rationalizations may sound bizarre to other people, but to the addict they will make perfect sense. Instead of seeing how alcohol or drugs is destroying their life they will still be blaming those who hurt them in the past. The individual may take their grudges with them all the way to the grave. It is only when they are able to see beyond their resentments and lame justifications that they become willing to enter recovery.

What was first to mind when you learned of this subject?
What did forgiveness look like to you before program?

What does forgiveness mean to you today?
Does someone have to ask for forgiveness in order for it to be given?

Is it easy for you to forgive?
What do you get out of forgiving?

What has been the most difficult thing to forgive in recovery?
What did you gain?
What did you lose?

Have you ever been forgiven?
Have you ever had to forgive a sponsee?
Have you had to forgive a sponsor?
Are there things you will not forgive?

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