Refuge Recovery
Refuge recovery is a Buddhist approach to recovery following the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism 1. Life involves suffering. 2. Suffering is due cravings. Or rather to our addiction to […]
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SMART Recovery
What is SMART Recovery? SMART (Self Management And Recovery Training) Recovery is a self-empowering addiction mutual help program. It is the most widely available of the non-12-step group. It has […]
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Total Recovery
Total Recovery is something we hopefully work to achieve and maintain our entire lives. When you are in Total Recovery, you are: 1. Not addicting in any way. You have […]
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The Middle Way
We live in a Universe of paradox and polarities, conflicts and contradictions: • Light vs. dark • Good vs. evil • Creation vs. destruction • Life vs. death • Order […]
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Is Narcissism an Addiction?
We all like to feel special. When someone NEEDS to feel special to feel good, then needing to feel special becomes an addiction, in a misguided effort to treat the […]
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Watch Yourself
Be a little wary of your mind, especially of your default, automatic feelings, thoughts and responses. Left to it’s own, the mind can be a great troublemaker. The ego is […]
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Worthy Distress
No one wants to be in pain. Yet sometimes being in distress is worthwhile because of the benefits it brings. Short-term pain does sometime lead to long-term gain. Examples include […]
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Pain and Pleasure
As animals, we share with all animals strong, instinctive survival drives to gratify desires for food, water, sex, and comfort. We have strong drives to avoid pain, danger, or anything […]
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