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Spiritual retreats offer a transformative opportunity to strengthen the three relationships essential for recovery: with yourself, your higher power, and your recovery community. By unplugging from daily distractions, we create space for self-discovery, spiritual connection, and authentic relationships that sustain long-term recovery.

• Recovery and life are fundamentally about connection and relationships
• The relationship with yourself develops through quiet reflection, reading, and journaling
• Reading and writing produce more growth than just attending meetings and sharing
• Relationship with your higher power comes from letting go of control
• Connection with others in recovery provides the human help we all need
• Success includes mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial health
• Understanding others is more valuable than being understood
• Giving love freely results in receiving love tenfold in return

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Elaine, Alcoholic Talks about Peace, Grief and Community.  Recovery Rocks!!!

24 Years in Recovery.  

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Live from Peace & Justice Memorial in Montgomery, AL!!  

Find Your Peace and Freedom.  Heal from our Past.  Embrace History and Your Story.

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Live in Oxford, MS!! Rowan Oak

The Trees provide Peace and Serenity.  The Oaks, Elms and Magnolias.

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Contentment is the only Feeling you can have Daily.  Elevate all Areas of Your Life - Emotionally, Spiritually, Mentally, Physically, Financially and Socially.  

That is Freedom

That is Living Your Best Life

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Emotional intelligence transforms recovery from a daily struggle into a journey of self-discovery and healing. Most of us enter recovery as emotional children in adult bodies, capable of identifying only the most basic feelings while missing the complex emotional landscape that defines the human experience.

For years, I operated as an eight-year-old emotionally, despite being a thirty-year-old man when I entered my first 12-step meeting. I could recognize anxiety, distinguish between happiness and sadness, and feel excitement—but that limited emotional vocabulary left me unable to process the deeper hurts driving my addiction. This emotional stunting isn't unique; it's epidemic among those struggling with substance use disorders and recognized by the American Medical Association as a disease in itself.

The path forward requires asking ourselves daily: "How do I feel?" While this seems simple, it's revolutionary for those who've spent decades disconnected from their emotional reality. As my therapist explained during seven years of emotional education, "A child has one feeling at a time. An adult has multiple feelings all the time." This distinction marks the difference between emotional immaturity and the awareness needed for lasting recovery. When we can identify multiple emotions simultaneously—recognizing that hurt often underlies anger, that gratitude can coexist with sadness—we begin developing the emotional intelligence that connects us to ourselves, our spiritual nature, and others in genuinely intimate relationships.

Ready to transform your recovery through emotional intelligence? Join our Recovery Freedom Circle on Facebook where we explore the steps, ask important questions, and create a community of emotional growth and healing. Life truly becomes wonderful when you finally know how you feel.

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Spirituality often becomes a stumbling block in recovery, largely because we misunderstand what it truly means. This transformative episode explores the essence of spiritual connection beyond religious dogma and rigid beliefs.

What does it mean to have faith in recovery? It's not about church attendance or following specific religious practices. Rather, it's about fundamental questions of trust and faith that help us release control and find genuine serenity. We examine how generations have increasingly disconnected from spiritual foundations, creating challenges for those seeking recovery. With only 25% of self-identified Catholics attending weekly services today compared to 75% in the 1960s, many enter recovery without any spiritual framework whatsoever.

The key breakthrough comes when we recognize that faith begins where reason ends. By exploring deeper questions—Who do you trust? What do you believe in? Can you have faith in yourself?—we discover that spiritual connection transcends intellectual understanding. This isn't merely philosophical; research consistently shows that people who embrace spiritual practices heal faster and experience fewer complications in their recovery journey. That sensation of "feeling God in my blood" represents the profound peace that comes from connecting to something greater than ourselves.

Developing gratitude, letting go of control, and embracing trust are practical spiritual principles that transform recovery from a struggle into a journey of growth. Have you considered how your relationship with trust and faith might be affecting your recovery? Join our Recovery Freedom Circle community to explore these concepts further and discover how spiritual connection might be the missing piece in your recovery puzzle.

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Have you ever considered how the thoughts running through your mind might be sabotaging your recovery journey? The words we speak to ourselves are more than just fleeting ideas—they're powerful programming instructions for our subconscious, ultimately shaping our actions, habits, and destiny.

Your subconscious mind operates like your body, responding directly to what you feed it. When you consistently nourish your mind with affirmations like "I deserve recovery" and "I deserve love," you begin rewiring neural pathways that may have been damaged by years of negative self-talk and addiction. This isn't merely positive thinking—it's strategic mental reprogramming that creates the foundation for lasting change.

Creating a personal mantra represents a powerful technique that successful people in recovery embrace. Just as businesses thrive with clear mission statements, individuals need personal vision statements that answer fundamental questions: What do I stand for? Who is important to me? What is my purpose? Without this clarity, recovery becomes directionless. The most transformative approach goes beyond avoiding addiction to actively creating a compelling vision for your life. Rather than just saying, "I won't engage in my addiction," focus on what you want: meaningful relationships, career goals, or specific dreams like traveling to Bora Bora or giving a TEDx talk. These positive aspirations naturally pull you forward into recovery rather than leaving you fighting against old patterns.

Consistent mental nourishment establishes a powerful cascade effect—thoughts become actions, actions form habits, habits build character, and character determines destiny. This holistic approach addresses the spiritual disconnection and emotional intelligence challenges that often accompany addiction. Ready to transform your recovery journey through the power of your own thoughts? Start by creating your personal mantra today, and watch how your inner dialogue begins reshaping your life from the inside out.

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Ever wondered why loneliness feels so devastating during recovery? There's powerful science behind it. Oxytocin—the bonding hormone—might be the missing piece in your recovery journey.

Recovery isn't just about stopping addictive behaviors; it's about rebuilding the connections addiction destroyed. When we isolate, we become vulnerable to gambling, substances, or any behavior that temporarily fills the void. This episode dives deep into how oxytocin naturally combats addiction by helping us "get outside ourselves" and away from ego-centered thinking. The beauty lies in how accessible this healing hormone is through everyday interactions.

A genuine 20-second hug triggers oxytocin release—not those half-hearted, one-armed "greeting" hugs, but full, intentional embraces where both people are present. This explains why in-person meetings provide such powerful support: they create environments where authentic connection happens naturally. Additional oxytocin boosters include extended kissing with a partner, holding hands, making love and petting animals, especially dogs and cats. Our pets often provide consistent, judgment-free oxytocin, explaining the powerful bond many develop with companion animals during recovery.

Community involvement—volunteering, religious services, or group activities—creates meaningful connections that build ongoing support networks. When you develop relationships with people you regularly text, call, and see in person, returning to addictive behaviors becomes dramatically less likely. The loneliness driving addiction simply cannot coexist with rich connections that create meaning in our lives. Ready to transform your recovery? Start with a hug.

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