Abundance Recovery

Quote of the Day: "Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness. Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn't quite belong." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 90
So many alcoholics have shared that they weren't comfortable in their own skin, or that they felt deep loneliness. We could be in a room full of people and still feel alone. We later learn that this emptiness, the hole in our gut so to speak, was a spiritual void in our lives. One of the great attractions of our fellowship is that our common bond seems to break down those barriers that used to prevent us from connecting with others. I now know in my heart of hearts that I never have to be alone ever again. If I stay close to the program, I will always have access to a sanctuary of love, care, and kindness. The second I reach out to another alcoholic, I get a meaningful sense of belonging. Immediate trust is built knowing that we are both on the same journey of sobriety, enlightenment, and becoming a better person. I know that I have been truly blessed to have become a recovering member
of this fellowship; a fellowship that has filled my once lonely heart with love, serenity, and care.

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Quote of the Day: "By going back in our own drinking histories, we showed them that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that it was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. 12&12, p. 23

To me, this passage in our 12&12 in Chapter 1 is vital to a thorough 1st step. For many of us, the mere act of walking into our first meeting and surrendering to our disease was the foundation of our first step and recovery. But, so many of us succumb to the cunning nature of our disease that tells us that we weren't that bad, or we could handle "one" drink. This never works, and we end up crawling back to the program with our tail between our legs. There are many reasons that this occurs, but one is a less than thorough 1st step. As it states in this passage, we need to go back into our drinking histories to see the fatal progression of our disease. I usually tell sponsees to focus on the incidents with negative ramifications, which highlights the second half of step 1 - that our lives had become unmanageable. This exercise displays its profound nature when we later burn it (send it back to hell where it belongs), and the result usually takes on some form of spiritual experience for the person that thoroughly faced their own truths. The 1st step is the foundation of our recovery, and we need to make sure we eliminate any reservations whatsoever that we are alcoholics. Any other notion is just a flat out delusion that will kill us!

Quote of the Day: "By going back in our own drinking histories, we showed them that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that it was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. 12&12, p. 23 To me, this passage in our 12&12 in Chapter 1 is vital to a thorough 1st step. For many of us, the mere act of walking into our first meeting and surrendering to our disease was the foundation of our first step and recovery. But, so many of us succumb to the cunning nature of our disease that tells us that we weren't that bad, or we could handle "one" drink. This never works, and we end up crawling back to the program with our tail between our legs. There are many reasons that this occurs, but one is a less than thorough 1st step. As it states in this passage, we need to go back into our drinking histories to see the fatal progression of our disease. I usually tell sponsees to focus on the incidents with negative ramifications, which highlights the second half of step 1 - that our lives had become unmanageable.  This exercise displays its profound nature when we later burn it (send it back to hell where it belongs), and the result usually takes on some form of spiritual experience for the person that thoroughly faced their own truths. The 1st step is the foundation of our recovery, and we need to make sure we eliminate any reservations whatsoever that we are alcoholics. Any other notion is just a flat out delusion that will kill us! #12steps #addiction #recoverycoach #abundancerecovery #12and12

Kids will need more than 'How are you doing?' convo during all of this, unless you want to see a CHAZ 2.0 in the future.

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Brian Bauer, Registered Psychotherapist, Denver, CO, 80221 | Psychology Today Brian Bauer, Registered Psychotherapist, Denver, CO, 80221, (720) 410-6387, The recovery process from substance use looks different for everybody. There is no 'right' way to do recovery or a way that is better than the others. In addition, everybody has different goals and intentions, as it relates....