Category Archives: Step 3: Breaking Free
Stuck in the loop
The Secret of Recovery is Gratitude Early in Bruce’s counseling career, one of his jobs at the inpatient treatment center he worked at was to take a group of people to a weekly AA meeting. At one of the meetings one of the old-timers stood and introduced himself as a “grateful recovering alcoholic.” He proceeded…
Doing the Hard Thing
As much as we wish it weren’t so . . . the absolute truth is . . . you can’t do recovery alone. This addiction thrives on isolation. You NEED people to come alongside you—not to be your warden, but to encourage and support you through the difficult challenges of recovery. Reaching out is probably…
The “R” Word
“Healing” sounds pleasant. We envision just going about our business as, over time (hopefully quickly), the wound closes, the resulting scar lightens and voila!, before we know it, we’re back to normal. If we’re one of the lucky ones, we might even receive an instantaneous healing from God. You know the kind. One minute you…
Good Grief
The Process of Grieving In the last post we talked about the importance of grieving a loss thoroughly. Today we’ll talk more about the “How’s” of that process. Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, in her work with dying cancer patients, was the first to identify the stages of grief. Even though each person’s situation…
Filling the Holes
Dealing with Loss This week we‘ve been looking at three special tools God gave us to resolve the past issues that have kept us stuck: Forgiveness—when someone has hurt us. (Letting Go) Confession/Repentance—when WE did something wrong. (God’s Grace) And today: Grieving—when we have…
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