The Recovery Guy Podcast

Remember, it does not matter where we start it matters where we end up. Since this is about the journey not the destination where I desire to end up is on the successful end of another day. The post Episode #180 – Friday The Checkup: Personal Responsibility appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Step eight is an avenue to forgiveness. It is part of every plan of recovery. Forgiveness will always play a vital role. The post Episode #179 – Tuesday The Fix: Step Eight – Repairing the Damage appeared first on Recovery Guy .

When we consider what St. Francis is saying, we are encouraged to set self aside we will then grow in ways that we always hoped. May God bless you on your journey. The post Episode #178 – Friday The Checkup: Prayer Power appeared first on Recovery Guy .

As all the previous steps, this step covers a specific area of need. Step Seven relies on Step Six as do all the Steps rely on the previous one. The post Episode #177 – Tuesday The Fix: Step Seven – Humility is Key appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Redirecting our thinking is critical to our recovered life and should be a constant. If not, negative thoughts will hijack our moments which can steal our day. The post Episode #176 – Friday The Checkup: Just Keep Swimming appeared first on Recovery Guy .

The defects are the target of this Step and entirely is the degree by which we are ready to remove them. I invite you to look at the definitions of these words to see how they resonate with you. The post Episode #175 – Tuesday The Fix: Step Six – Ready or Not It Must Be Done appeared first on Recovery Guy .

I must view myself as one deserving recovery and healthy relationships. Until I see myself in this light, I will not do the things necessary to transform into this person. The post Episode #174 – Friday The Checkup: How do I Identify appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Granting someone entrance into my life was so refreshing. Step 5 is the first step that directly involves another person. This is so important because I am becoming more accountable in a tangible sense. My active addiction was brought on and deepened by my lack of accountability. The first four steps do not require accountability the way step five does. The post Episode #173 – Tuesday The Fi...

One of the most remarkable things about recovery is personal power. One of our primary missions in life is to find, discover and elevate our own personal power. The post Episode #172 – Friday The Checkup: Personal Power appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Without Step Four, the likelihood of one being happy, joyous, and free is greatly diminished. You may stay substance or behavior free, but true sobriety will elude you. The post Episode #171 – Tuesday The Fix: Step Four – We are Only as Sick as Our Secrets appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Baked into the cake of what we do is what we shall receive. The post Episode #170 – Friday The Checkup: As We Sow So Shall We Reap appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God bless you and keep you - until then. The post Episode #169 – Tuesday The Fix: Step...

Most people who are without hope will not admit how hopeless they are. When you are in a hole and you want to get out the first rule is to stop digging. The post Episode #168 – Friday The Checkup: Stop the Digging appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Every step has its own premise and importance within the 12 Steps. There is a particular independence each step brings. Having said that, what makes each step powerful is its connection to the other steps. The post Episode #167 – Tuesday The Fix: Step 2 A Sound Mind Equals Better Decisions appeared first on Recovery Guy .

The state or fact of being restored. It is a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition. The post Episode #166 – Friday The Checkup: The Gift of Restoration appeared first on Recovery Guy .

we can all use the steps as a means of taking control back the control of our lives. Having said that, I want you to understand that if there is any step you do as close to perfection as possible, it is step one. The post Episode #165 – Tuesday The Fix: The Journey Begins appeared first on Recovery Guy .

We are amid a miracle. We are a people, who without intervention of a supernatural or spiritual nature, would be dead. Never underestimate how fortunate we are to consider ourselves in recovery and or recovered. The post Episode #164 – Friday The Checkup: Redemption appeared first on Recovery Guy .

Without the 12 steps of recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous - and any other 12 step group - is merely a fellowship. A fellowship can be why you are motivated to do something but it is not what we do. The post Episode #163 – Tuesday The Fix: Steps of Life appeared first on Recovery Guy .

If you do not make a list every day consider starting one today. It will change the way you feel about yourself, others around you, and even the personal situation you are in right now. The post Episode #162 – Friday The Checkup: Gratitude is a Personal Position appeared first on Recovery Guy .

If making amends is true for the average person, how much more is it true for the person who has struggled with addiction and or behavioral challenges. The post Episode #161 – Tuesday The Fix: Amends Is More Than Sorry appeared first on Recovery Guy .

What was intended for us was power and love and a sound mind. The post Episode #160 – Friday The Checkup: A Sound Mind appeared first on Recovery Guy .

The holidays can be fantastic or they can be a trap. The post Episode #159 – Tuesday The Fix: Holiday Hostage appeared first on Recovery Guy .

For those of you with a 12-step background and certainly Alcoholics Anonymous, you will have heard this countless times in the preamble of AA. These three are foundational to the fellowship of our recovery and at the very foundation of who we are. These three direct us in what to share and what to rely on. The post Episode #158 – Friday The Checkup: Experience, Strength, and Hope appeared fi...

Whether they be natural or self-induced, stressors can be like trying to body surf in a riptide. If we don’t get out, we could drown. The post Episode #157 – Tuesday The Fix: Stressors of Life appeared first on Recovery Guy .

When I was introduced to these points, it was in personal development. I will list a few of the points that I think are relevant to the quality that I find necessary to incorporate into our lives. We can then improve the areas that we are looking to improve. The post Episode #156 – Friday The Checkup: Recovery and the Quality Movement appeared first on Recovery Guy .