Dr. Henry Cloud speaks about giving up control and associated steps for recovery.
Check out the Orange County ACA website at: Orange County Adult Children
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Principles Behind The 12 Steps -Podcast
Here is an audio podcast of one word principles behind the 12 Steps. It is just 6 minutes long.
Click here: 12 Step Audio Podcast and a new window should open. Or paste this into your browser: http://www.addictionrecoverybasics.com/Principles%2012%20steps.mp3
The podcast is narrated by Bill Urell, owner and editor of addictionrecoverybasics.com. He has an MA in Addiction Counseling and is a CAAP (Certified Associate Addiction Professional) II.
12 Step Principles:
1. Honesty - The operative principle behind step 1 is honesty.
2. Hope - In order to engage in a course of recovery, we must have hope of success.
3. Faith - This stage of action is to begin to employ the recovery skills being learned.
4. Courage - This step is really about courage to honestly (see step 1) look at ourselves.
5. Integrity - If we have truly done a thorough job of introspection and evaluation of our assets and shortcomings do we have the integrity to own up to it?
6. Willingness - Now that we have accomplished an inventory of the good and no so good aspects of our character and behavior, are we willing to change them?
7. Humility - Here we move further into action, in step 6 we became willing to as let go of our old behaviors, now we ask for help in actually letting go. Can we learn to forgive ourselves?
8. Discipline and Action - We are continuing to remove the barriers that can block forward growth.
9. Forgiveness - Asking for the forgiveness of those we have intentionally or unintentionally injured is the order of the day.
10. Acceptance - To be human is to make mistakes. Hopefully our journey has led us to the point where we can readily admit mistakes and accept ourselves for being imperfect.
11. Knowledge and Awareness - Here we search and become aware of following our path being aware of our purpose in life and actively pursuing it.
12. Service and Gratitude - Having brought about a personality change sufficient to remain in recovery we seek out and are available to help others in need.
Adapted from: http://addictionrecoverybasics.com/2007/05/01/the-principles-behind-the-12-steps-of-addiction-recovery-podcast/
Check out the Orange County ACA website at: Orange County Adult Children
Click here: 12 Step Audio Podcast and a new window should open. Or paste this into your browser: http://www.addictionrecoverybasics.com/Principles%2012%20steps.mp3
The podcast is narrated by Bill Urell, owner and editor of addictionrecoverybasics.com. He has an MA in Addiction Counseling and is a CAAP (Certified Associate Addiction Professional) II.
12 Step Principles:
1. Honesty - The operative principle behind step 1 is honesty.
2. Hope - In order to engage in a course of recovery, we must have hope of success.
3. Faith - This stage of action is to begin to employ the recovery skills being learned.
4. Courage - This step is really about courage to honestly (see step 1) look at ourselves.
5. Integrity - If we have truly done a thorough job of introspection and evaluation of our assets and shortcomings do we have the integrity to own up to it?
6. Willingness - Now that we have accomplished an inventory of the good and no so good aspects of our character and behavior, are we willing to change them?
7. Humility - Here we move further into action, in step 6 we became willing to as let go of our old behaviors, now we ask for help in actually letting go. Can we learn to forgive ourselves?
8. Discipline and Action - We are continuing to remove the barriers that can block forward growth.
9. Forgiveness - Asking for the forgiveness of those we have intentionally or unintentionally injured is the order of the day.
10. Acceptance - To be human is to make mistakes. Hopefully our journey has led us to the point where we can readily admit mistakes and accept ourselves for being imperfect.
11. Knowledge and Awareness - Here we search and become aware of following our path being aware of our purpose in life and actively pursuing it.
12. Service and Gratitude - Having brought about a personality change sufficient to remain in recovery we seek out and are available to help others in need.
Adapted from: http://addictionrecoverybasics.com/2007/05/01/the-principles-behind-the-12-steps-of-addiction-recovery-podcast/
Check out the Orange County ACA website at: Orange County Adult Children
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The 12 Rewards Of Recovery
* Faith instead of despair.
* Courage instead of fear.
* Hope instead of desperation.
* Peace of mind instead of confusion.
* Real friendships instead of loneliness.
* Self-respect instead of self-contempt.
* Self-confidence instead of helplessness.
* A clean conscious instead of a sense of guilt.
* The respect of others instead of their pity and contempt.
* A clean pattern of living instead of a hopeless existence.
* Love and understanding instead of doubts and fears.
* The freedom of a happy life instead of the bondage of victimhood.
Check out the Orange County ACA website at: Orange County Adult Children
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