Steps on our Road to Recovery

Daily Steps On Our Road to Recovery for 27 September to 1 October 1999.

Published Last Week. A daily hint published each day since June 1996. This is past my third year anniversary since starting my web pages. Page Down for the next days that are added a day at a time. I have moved to http://www.recoverybydiscovery.com and this daily page is now here at daily.htm . I would appreciate any feedback, questions and suggestions that you have.

27 September 1999

Friends on the Path

There are some of us that are consciously on our path

to recovery. There is great value in getting together with

those that are from time to time. This week I will also write

about the value of being with those that do not know that

they are on their path to recovery.

One of the first things in being with others that intend

to recover, is that we do not have to go through a lot of

explanation. They already know a lot of the basics. That

saves us a lot of time.

With others, they can choose to resist even learning about

the basics of recovery thinking. They are afraid of catching

the optimism virus.

28 September 1999

Friendly Atmosphere

When we are around friends that are more at peace and

blissful, we find it easier to be at peace and blissful. When

we are around those that are upsetting themselves, we find

it easier to upset ourselves. So, it is wise to find friends

that are at peace and blissful to learn more of how they are

being that way. It is wise to be in their presence to catch

that virus.

29 September 1999

The Value of Our Petty Tyrants

As we learn how to forgive, and how to give grace, we

need some one to test us. Our universe provides our testers.

They are our petty tyrants in our lives. These are the ones

who incentivize us to learn more of how to forgive and how

to give grace. These are the ones who spur us on, on our road

to recovery.

They too are on their road to recovery. They just do not

know that, yet. They may be heading for their personal bottom,

or are starting to turn around. They get jealous of our progress

and try to trip us up. And, some times they succeed. We just

are the ones who just keep getting up and getting back on our

road to recovery. After all, they need someone to show the

way to do that.

1 October 1999

Retreats

When we go on a retreat, we sometimes come back with

some changes. Usually our changes are positive. We have

usually upset the previous balance of our family and work

family systems. They are usually more difficult for a while.

We are tested for a while to see how much of our change

we will retain. When we persist the family systems that

we are left in will also change over time. Our challenge

is to endure the slings and arrows for a while.

Very Respectfully,

Michael Foster, MA

Your Recovery Coach

https://www.recoverybydiscovery.com

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"Learn HOW to recovery by discovering the blocks you need to remove and the actions you need to take and what you need to let go of as your blocks to your blessings."

From my book in process, The Spiritual Cookbook (Generic Recipes for a Better Life)

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I started my daily page, because it is useful for me to look for some recovery tip or secret each day for my spiritual growth. we and I only need one secret to work on and let it work on me each day. They are secrets because they are usually the opposite of what the majority of society teaches. They must be secret because they are not commonly used. A friend of mine once said "Common Sense is not much in Common.". Now that I have grandchildren I am also writing for them. I would have really liked for my grandparents to have passed on what they learned.

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