If you think about it, nearly every story we pay attention to is one about transformation. The main character in your favorite movie likely starts out in one state, something happens, and they end up in a different state by…
Transformers
Promise #6: That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear
To say that many men who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs suffer from low self-esteem is an understatement. But what does that really mean? We talk about the egomaniac with the inferiority complex – a term with which…
It’s A Wonderful Life
I can’t go a year without watching It’s A Wonderful Life. Just the right touch of darkness with a powerful and indistinguishable glowing light to always carry us through. In many ways it is the perfect recovery movie. My heart goes out…
Promise #5: We Will See How Our Experience Can Benefit Others
The hallmark of Twelve-Step recovery is sharing our experience, strength, and hope. This, of course, implies that you have something worth sharing. Regardless of how I acted and how much people complimented me on my talent and skills, I often…
Promise #4: We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace
Dear Reader – In the past months I have been busy working on two my latest books and as a result I neglected to keep up with my blog. Thanks for your interest and for reading! I was seven years…
Promise #3: We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it
What man does not want to make peace with his past? How many of us enter recovery with a deep feeling of shame for how we have lived? How many of us are confused about what we have done and…
Promise #2: A New Freedom and A New Happiness
Promise #2: We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness As a result of recovery, I am free to live my life the way I see fit and I do not have to let others or society –even my recovery community – tell me what that…
Promise #1: If we are painstaking about this phase of our development
When we are painstaking, or careful and diligent in our attempt, it means that through the pain, disappointment, and suffering we experience in the crucible of our recovery, we do not give up. We have some faith that this is…