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We recently came across an article written by our friends at Northstar Transitions that, based upon a recent study performed by the University of Buffalo, asked the question: Can exercise help prevent cocaine relapse? The study reports findings in mice that reveal that running on a treadmill for one hour, five times a week can
You have made mistakes in the past; we all have. Some mistakes have impacted your life more than others, like choosing to drink and do drugs. However, when you decide to seek drug and alcohol rehab, you start a new path. Although you have made mistakes, you have to let them go and forgive yourself
Oftentimes people think of parents, children, friends, and employers as the main ones being affected by the person with alcoholism or substance abuse, but they are not the only ones. Let’s not forget the furry, fluffy, fun-loving additions to our lives we call pets (or as some refer to them, children). These are the family
The gap in understanding. Everyone faces it from time to time. The realization that someone just doesn’t get it. That time when you revealed your darkest secret or said some truly awful thing about yourself and another person thought you were joking. And thought it was really funny. You can come up against that gap
I was in a roadside bar a few weeks ago. My favorite kind of watering hole: rustic, rural with a long, cluttered bar top and a surly barmaid. There were some animal heads hanging crookedly on the wall and a beat-up pool table under a broken light. I am not making this sound as charming
Step 8 requires more action. From completing a thorough 4th step, we find our 8th step is mostly laid out for us. In our 4th Step, we take an open and honest look at ourselves, and we now understand where we were wrong in our past. We review the list we have from our 4th
At this point, we have put our faith and control of our lives into the care of our Higher Power. We have sincerely asked for guidance as our lives have become unmanageable under our direction, and now begin to look at all of the things in our lives holding us back. The Big Book of
As I mentioned in previous blogs, the steps are in a certain order for a reason. Each one builds off the last and prepares us for the next. We see the defect in Step 4, and we share with our sponsor in Step 5. In Step 6, we are aware of that defect and when
My sponsor was with me on the back porch of the halfway house I was living in when I did Step Seven, which was bundled together with Step Six because I did them on the same day. With humility being the spiritual principle behind this step, I humbled myself and asked my Higher Power to
It’s important to understand the difference between the shortcomings we want to be removed versus the defects of character. Things you act out upon or certain reactions are defects of character. Conversely, shortcomings are the things you are not doing to achieve your potential. For example, not littering anymore would be removing the defect of
