Each stick has a recovery topic written on it. We will take turns, randomly picking a stick and then sharing on that topic that was chosen.

Studies have shown that addicts who help others can significantly improve their chances of staying sober and avoiding relapse.

Despite these challenges, we can all improve our self-awareness and reap the benefits in addiction recovery and in life.

The first key to persistence is to create for yourself a compelling vision for your recovery. Too often, people focus on what they don’t want to happen.

Self-discipline is the willingness to put some limitations on behavior in order to gain something or make life better.

Ultimately, when we are humble we are willing to seek and receive help, support, guidance and direction with our lives. The result is that we are not alone anymore.

Your life belongs to you, right? Sure it does, but look at where your actions got you. Your life became unmanageable because of your addiction. You need to be willing for a lot of things, especially accepting help.

Sobriety helps us reconnect with our true selves and become reacquainted with our inner light, our life’s mission, and our purpose.

Any challenges life throws your way, you now know how it feels to look fear in the face and remember how capable you are of walking through it.

In order to keep going and develop sobriety the individual needs to have faith that things are going to keep improving.