Telling On Ourselves

All we need is LOVE

This weeks episode is about sisterly LOVE, this priciple goes along with step 8.

FTW- Vikki's adventures in running at full speed & people pleasing or not...

We discuss how real life sisters have grown through communicating and working on themselves. 

This one catches us all off guard in realizing how important it really is. 

What's your Love mantra that you are taking into the week?

Tribe out! B, L, & V....TOO

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Serena--chews....

Bre has first thought wrong this week -- gossip at work--don't do it!

 

This week our topic is the principles of step 12 which are Gratitude and Serenity. Gratitude leads to serenity. FEAR crushes it! 

How can we take the tough situations in everyday life and get through them with serenity? Gratitude? It doesn't always come naturally, it's a practice!

 

 

Honesty IRL - Episode 40

Episode 40 on Honesty & Surrender - step 1.

FTW is about Bre’s adventures in Meditating!

We talk about how this is the disease of denial.  

That In Real Life (IRL) we need to stay honest about everything, not just our addiction. 

And most importantly how it’s an inside job! No one can do it for you!!

Longing & Need, the sober way!

Episode 39 is about Longing and Need the principles of step 11.  It's about the desire to grow spiritually!

Lynn and Chelsea have First Thought Wrong this week a duo.  

We talk about how we continue to find strength and growth from our spiritual program.  How we need to use the previous principles in this one too. 

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Gimme some courage

This weeks episode is about Courage and Diligence, principle 4.

First Thought Wrong - Lynn has a case of biting off more than she can chew. 

We discuss how having courage through the fear is how we grow.  

 

Hope

Today we talk about how we use hope and belief in our recovery AND in everyday life! Hope and belief can carry us through all of life’s ups and downs--but how do we cultivate hope and belief? How do we practice it? 

 

“Life is what you make it!” But what does that mean really and how does it pertain to hope and belief?

 

“Belief that you might be able to hope” - Lynn’s experience in early recovery was that belief came before hope--but that was a start!

 

Vikki has first thought wrong about feelings...

 

Belief - Trust, faith and confidence in someone/something.

Hope- Feeling of optimism or a desire that something will happen. 

 

Humility - Being where we are & that's Enough!

 

FTW:  Lynn and her alternate go to two separate GSR meetings.   

Definition:  Humility: Freedom from pride or arrogance

Humility is about remaining teachable.  

We discussed how we can lean into pride too much, humility in sobriety and day to day life and work.  

The struggle of the ego which is pride of an accomplishment vs. doing good work.  

Self-deprecating is the opposite of arrogance but the same in thinking of yourself all the time! 

Humility = Gratitude

Being grateful takes away from coveting.  

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”

C.S. Lewis

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Can we handle the truth?

This week's episode is about the principal that coincides with the 5th step - Integrity and Truth.  We discuss how this principal guides our lives.  

First Thought Wrong:  Bre shares how she had a mini moment when there was something she showed up for and the person she was supposed to meet didn't come.  How she got to the point where she realized she was right where she was supposed to be!

We discuss the way being honest and in our integrity is a priority and how it was't always that way prior to recovery.  

We share a great poem The Cookie Thief by Virginia Cox. Link: https://chatsworthconsulting.com/ChatsworthConsultingGroup_The_Cookie_Thief.pdf 

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Vigilant Perseverance

TOPIC:  PRINCIPLE 10 - Perseverance & Vigilance

 

First thought wrong - Vikki shares about vanity  and taking the hammer out on ourselves!

 

Our topic is perseverance and vigilance in recovery. We explain the principles of our 12 step program in recovery - internal decision or external action to get & stay sober.  This episode is really how we maintain sobriety on a day to day basis and what we do when we face setbacks.  Also, how do we keep our "minds sober" so that we don't backslide. Keep moving forward in recovery no matter what!

 

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NEXT WEEK'S TOPIC:  PRINCIPLE 5 - TRUTH & INTEGRITY

Retrospective Telling

Ok so this week we are going over our journey!  We are reminded that it's only a new decade, not century!  Recovery is like riding a motorcycle!  Be a verb moving forward.  Relentless forward motion...

We talk about Wagon Wheel Ruts, the four agreements and birthing a podcast!

So excited to be back!