CLAIM=b4be4cbdf0d27065601999bfad58dff86012e7f1=CLAIM

By giving back to others, you give yourself a purpose. It’s a constant reminder of the fact that you are worthy of life, that you have something to offer, and that you deserve love just as much as everyone else. There’s nothing quite like feeling needed, and people who are fresh into sober living can certainly benefit from the lessons you have to teach them after you’ve walked the path for a while yourself. There’s also nothing quite like the satisfaction of talking to someone when they are suffering. Sometimes what we need most is just a friendly ear. Never doubt how much you provide just by offering someone a friendly ear.  We find that when we support someone who is suffering, our own suffering is eased. Tonight, we talk about Escaping Suffering.

http://recoveredcast.com

For information on the Book "Powerless Not Helpless"

Link to Buddy' Book Through Our Affiliate

John A. from Dallas, TX speaking on step 1 at the Glasshouse Group in Fort Worth, TX - August 1st 2002

http://recoveredcast.com

When we stop using drugs and alcohol, we can see the void we were trying to fill. We can see the emptiness that existed before our addiction.

Filling this void with drugs and alcohol did not work. But maybe this emptiness has a purpose. Maybe recovery can help us fill the void with what it was intended for. If you are new, you are beginning your recovery journey and the void is visible. And it is scary. Don’t worry! When you have the support of the fellowship, when you have a homegroup, when you work steps, when you talk with a trusted friend, you can see that this void can be filled with good things. Filled with things it was intended for.

Tonight, we talk about Emptiness.

http://recoveredcast.com

For information on the Book "Powerless Not Helpless"

Link to Buddy' Book Through Our Affiliate

John A. from Dallas, TX speaking on step 1 at the Glasshouse Group in Fort Worth, TX - August 1st 2002

http://recoveredcast.com

Can you ask your Higher Power to take all actions necessary to bring you to the point of surrender?
Can you allow yourself to come to a place of full dependency, like a newborn child?
Can you look within until your reflection is Love and acceptance?
Can you practice Love toward others with no manipulation?
Can you play the part assigned to you in life without complaint?
Can you move from having, to doing, to just being?
Living sober teaches us to Love without a selfish agenda, to give without expecting anything in return, and to lead without dominating.
It is in the surrender of expectations that we find acceptance.
This is called the highest of virtues.

Tonight, we talk about the Surrendering Expectations.

http://recoveredcast.com

For information on the Book "Powerless Not Helpless"

Link to Buddy' Book Through Our Affiliate

Water nourishes all without struggle or discrimination.
Water flows without trying to the lowest places, places rejected by man.
In spirituality, live satisfied, always open to the spiritual depth within.
In relationships, be kind without an ulterior motive.
In words, be truthful without deceit.
In leadership, be fair without injustice.
In work, do your best without an agenda.
In all decisions, move in rhythm with the moment, seeking a way to give rather than a way to receive, and you will know the next right action.

Tonight, we talk about the Next Right Action.

http://recoveredcast.com

For information on the Book "Powerless Not Helpless"

http://buddyc.org

 

Nov 2019 talk at the women to Women conference.

HTTP://recoveredcast.com

Scott L. from Nashville, TN and Bob D. from Las Vegas, NV doing a Big Book Workshop Weekend in Altamore Springs, FL - January 21st-23rd 2005

http://recoveredcast.com

The universe is everlasting.
Why do heaven and earth endure?
They do not live for themselves.
That is the reason they are everlasting.
Therefore, the sober one thinks of their needs last, yet finds their needs met with no self-effort on their part.
Their effort is in helping others; in turn, they are perfectly fulfilled.

Tonight, we talk about Living to Give.

http://recoveredcast.com

For information on the Book "Powerless Not Helpless"

http://buddyc.org

 

Scott L. from Nashville, TN and Bob D. from Las Vegas, NV doing a Big Book Workshop Weekend in Altamore Springs, FL - January 21st-23rd 2005

http://recoveredcast.com