Category: Recovery
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Smoking
Why are some people hopelessly addicted to cigarettes, while others can seemingly quit at will? It may be, suggests recent research, that in those unlucky individuals who appear to be “born to smoke,” nicotine triggers a pattern of brain activity that makes kicking the habit practically impossible. This strong neurobiological reaction to nicotine appears to…
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Evil
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.Yoda
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Perfectionism
Part of the ego reduction necessary to our recovery is the acceptance of the fact that we are not and never will be perfect. Perfectionism gets in the way of recovery because it imposes impossible, unrealistic goals which guarantee failure. If we do not think we have to be perfect, then we can accept our…
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A 20-Day Quick-Growth Plan
Any misery or any practice of an addiction is self-destructive. The only insane reason that anyone would do anything destructive to his or her body, knowing that it is harmful, is if that person is experiencing self-hatred. Self-hatred can exist on a subconscious level, but it is obviously there for any objective observer to witness…
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Decision
A decision is what a man makes when he can’t find anybody to serve on a committee.Fletcher KnebelEspecially true when the committee is between the ears.
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Consequences
Your consequences will never keep you sober. They might get you sober, but they won’t keep you sober.Stephanie H.
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The politburo in session
A recovering alcoholic is shipwrecked miles out to sea. He winds up on an uncharted, deserted island and has to make the best of it. Five years later, he finally spots a ship out on the horizon and stokes up his bonfire to get its attention.The captain of the ship, another recovering alcoholic, sees the…