We do not idolize those in recovery who appear to have it all together. Nor do we brag of our accomplishments, spiritual or material. We use our experience to put others at ease. We show, by example, how our lives have improved. In turn, those desiring sobriety will choose a…

We do not idolize those in recovery who appear to have it all together. Nor do we brag of our accomplishments, spiritual or material. We use our experience to put others at ease. We show, by example, how our lives have improved. In turn, those desiring sobriety will choose a…

Scott L. from Nashville, TN and Bob D. from Las Vegas, NV doing a Big Book Workshop Weekend in Altamore Springs, FL – January 21st-23rd 2005 http://recoveredcast.com Check out this episode!

Surrendering is not giving up. Instead, it’s about stopping the desire to control things and accepting things for what they are. Feeling sick of being sick can motivate a desire for change. That surrender frees up a lot of willpower for surrender that was previously dedicated toward our disease. If…

Scott L. from Nashville, TN and Bob D. from Las Vegas, NV doing a Big Book Workshop Weekend in Altamore Springs, FL – January 21st-23rd 2005 http://recoveredcast.com Check out this episode!

The recovery I can create with my thinking is not real recovery. When I think I know, I have already lost the understanding. When I let go of the need to know how to get and stay sober, I can see the solution. When I am obsessed with formulas and…

Staying sober can boil down to choices we make. We can spend hours thinking of reasons why we want to drink. Or we can spend the same time listing reasons that drinking is not good for us and abstaining is more healthful. Each of us makes that choice in his…