The Recovery Show

life is – a meditation

  life is a garden, not a road we enter and exit through the same gate wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice Bokonon — Life Is… A friend posted this to Facebook recently. I have heard many times that “life is about the journey, not the destination”. Which says to me that…

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Chaos – Episode 45

Why do we (codependents) create chaos? Why do addicts create chaos? How do we find islands of serenity within chaos? You guessed it — today, we’re going to talk about chaos. Spencer, Kelli and our guest Wendy share our experience, strength and hope as prompted by these questions. What do we mean by “chaos”? How…

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Setting Boundaries without Controlling – Episode 44

Do you struggle with setting boundaries? Does it feel like you are trying to control someone else when you set a boundary? Does your loved one accuse you of trying to control them? Do you have trouble following through with appropriate consequences when your boundaries are violated? Then today’s show is for you. We’re going…

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attitude – a meditation

  If you are narrow minded the whole world will appear narrow to you. If you are happy and with friends the world will seem a garden of roses. — Rumi Our suggested opening says “We believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.” Rumi reminds me that, so often, what I see, what I experience,…

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Tapestry – a meditation

    My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue An everlasting vision of the ever changing view A wondrous woven magic in bits of blue and gold A tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold   Carole King — Tapestry When I look back at my life so far, it has…

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