Step 1 of the recovery programs helps me dissect my behavior and look hard at myself. This helps me begin to remove bad attitudes and change the habits that were bringing me down. As I go through this process though I see now how my success and my feelings kinda yo-yo up and down. Identifying this has been a breakthrough in gaining stability in my until I experience a lot more feeling up than down. As well as what to do to bring myself up or prevent going too far down cause I'll see it coming.

163 – Buddhist 12 Step Recovery | Yo-Yo-ing with Step 1

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Once I have exercised a little with meditation to achieve some mindfulness. As well as experienced being able to keep my mind focused without wandering off with every thought and emotion that arises. I can now use meditation, in other words, thinking to contemplate deeper meanings. I can gain deeper understandings for myself that create feelings. I then hold those feelings so I may revisit them again in a meditative state of calm. I exercise like this and then those deeper meaning full experiences will arise more in my life. You could say that they become my habitual reactions.

184 – Buddhist 12 Step Recovery | Meditation means to think

Meditation means exercise. Exercising the mind into being self-observant, self-aware and present in the here and now; that is being mindful. Meditation also means thinking or contemplation. In today's episode I focus upon using the tool of meditation as a form of exercise to improve myself and my life. Today I give instruction on proper use of meditation and an introduction to this tool as part of my regular exercise.

183 – Buddhist 12 Step Recovery | Meditation – first as exercise.

This week I want to extend what I spoke about last week with Step 3 of AA before moving on to discussing Step 4. With that in mind I will focus upon sharing my thoughts and suggestions about prayer and meditation. Sharing what has been taught to me and my experience with those teachings.

Today we begin with prayer, a powerful too that I use to shape my destiny.

182 – Buddhist 12 Step Recovery | Prayer – a tool I use to craft my life.

Today I go longer than most episodes although I think I do for good reason. I also get a little emotional toward the end while I share part of my story. Sorry bout that but I hope you find something in the message.

181 – Buddhist 12 Step Recovery | Step 3 – A real life example

Today, rather than talk directly about step three, I share some of my general experiences and feelings about spirituality and how it's worked for me.

163 – Buddhist 12 Step Recovery | Yo-Yo-ing with Step 1

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