We have come to the next step toward Transformation, a willingness to change. Everyone has something they would like to change about themselves or their lives. A person may come to acknowledge that a problem exists and that change is need. They might further surmise that they do indeed have the wherewithal to change. These…
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Transformation Part III: The Power to Change, the Power to Transform.
With have within each of us the power not only to change but transform, into the kind of person we want to be, living the kind of existence we want to live. I have already explained the first and most important step – to simply acknowledge and accept that your life is not what you…
005 The Power of Transformation – Questions of Faith and Getting Sober.
The path leading from addiction to sobriety and on to recovery is not a straight one. There are many bumps, stops, twists, turns, wrong turns, and complete changes in direction along the way. It is a very hard journey. Inevitably, many doubts arise which lead to many hard questions – questions concerning faith, God, a…
Transformation Part II: The first and most important step.
It is said that every journey begins with a single step, the first step. The journey to transformation is no different. However, the first step to transformation is not a physical one. It requires a change of mind, of one’s mind-set. That is where the hardest battles are fought, lost or won, in the mind….
Transformation Part I: The trap.
Alcoholics and addicts that make it into sobriety and then a stable recovery have undergone a miraculous transformation. How they think about themselves, how they feel towards others, their attitudes and outlook on life have all dramatically changed. They have become reacquainted with their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual self and needs. Does it stop…