Comments on: Epiphanies: Slowly Building Up Life Skills In Addiction Recovery http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/epiphanies-slowly-building-up-life-skills-in-addiction-recovery/ Stories, Struggles And Success of A Recovering Addict Trying to Do What Winners Do Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:22:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How Watching TV Taught Me To Delay Instant Gratification http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/epiphanies-slowly-building-up-life-skills-in-addiction-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-3353 How Watching TV Taught Me To Delay Instant Gratification Fri, 16 May 2008 15:04:52 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=225#comment-3353 [...] me that I really am coming a long way on my road of recovery. Sometimes the changes can feel like epiphanies or they can happen so naturally that they go undetected. Either way… they are [...] [...] me that I really am coming a long way on my road of recovery. Sometimes the changes can feel like epiphanies or they can happen so naturally that they go undetected. Either way… they are [...]

]]> By: Recovery Epiphanies at Recovery Is Sexy.com http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/epiphanies-slowly-building-up-life-skills-in-addiction-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-2583 Recovery Epiphanies at Recovery Is Sexy.com Mon, 05 May 2008 13:22:56 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=225#comment-2583 [...] Full story at What Winners Do [...] [...] Full story at What Winners Do [...]

]]> By: Fred Joiners http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/epiphanies-slowly-building-up-life-skills-in-addiction-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-2576 Fred Joiners Mon, 05 May 2008 04:01:12 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=225#comment-2576 Many little epiphanies a recovery makes. I have always believed that my recovery was based on the educational type of spiritual awakening as little by little tiny awakenings changed my perspective on life. Tiny, medium, and gigantic epiphanies added up to a life of serenity. I'm gateful. Many little epiphanies a recovery makes. I have always believed that my recovery was based on the educational type of spiritual awakening as little by little tiny awakenings changed my perspective on life.
Tiny, medium, and gigantic epiphanies added up to a life of serenity.
I’m gateful.

]]> By: Bill Urell http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/epiphanies-slowly-building-up-life-skills-in-addiction-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 Bill Urell Sun, 04 May 2008 20:40:21 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/?p=225#comment-2572 Well said Erin, There is a saying 'the same person will drink or use again'. The meaning is that something (self) has to CHANGE. I think of my life skills like a weightlifter only exercising 1/2 my body, I am overdeveloped in some areas (survival, instant gratification, deviousness, manipulation...etc) and woefully underdeveloped or atrophied in others (comunication, follow through, impulse control, emotions and relationships). The process of achieving balance for me has always started with identifying the problem, setting appropriate goals and then ACTING on them. An emotion is an emotion, a thought a thought, but absolutely nothing happens without action. Regards, Bill Urell Well said Erin,

There is a saying ‘the same person will drink or use again’. The meaning is that something (self) has to CHANGE. I think of my life skills like a weightlifter only exercising 1/2 my body, I am overdeveloped in some areas (survival, instant gratification, deviousness, manipulation…etc) and woefully underdeveloped or atrophied in others (comunication, follow through, impulse control, emotions and relationships). The process of achieving balance for me has always started with identifying the problem, setting appropriate goals and then ACTING on them. An emotion is an emotion, a thought a thought, but absolutely nothing happens without action.

Regards,

Bill Urell

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