Addiction is a culture and a hash reality to live out of. The word culture is derived from the Latin ‘Colere’ and translates to: A Culture is a way of life and dictates how we experience life. Therefore we can say, we live in culture and we act out of
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It’s time to become your own brand and own your recovery. I’ve done the 12 steps twice and through doing them I learnt an incredible amount about myself. I like to think that the learnings I took from the steps form part of Richard Version 2. However, when paging though
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I recall years of ‘saying sorry’ and trying to ‘act sorry’ for the things I had done during my addicted past. The terms ‘guilt and shame’ are so entwined in addiction recovery that one has to wonder ‘how long do I continue to feel repentful for my past?’
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Having the courage to be grateful in all situations. In moments of emotional pain it would seem that gratitude is the last word that would come to mind. Having the courage to be grateful, however, allows us to interpret the phrase differently – it permits us to become a different
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