It is only within: -Impossibility that possibility can be found, -Chaos that order can be assembled, -Darkness that enlightenment is sought. What do adventurers require to navigate between these opposites? Perhaps: Forward or backward, while entertained or alone, our journeys will continue regardless. The sense of overwhelm one feels when
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Addiction Recovery is about acceptance
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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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
Continue readingOur Unlimited Capacity to Heal
Our brains are complex organs and yet quite simple in methodology. The incredible thing about our brain, and how we react toward life, is that it is a matter of programming. It’s logical then to recognize that what we programmed can be reprogrammed. There’s no better way to prove this
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