Steps on our Road to Recovery

Daily Steps On Our Road to Recovery for 29 November to 3 December 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.

29 November 1999

What Time Is It?

This morning I woke up to my three year old grandson

trying to wake me up. I was awake, but my body was not

yet ready to get with it. My grandson tried first with a party

favor that you blow to stick it out. He blew it out until it was

blown out. Then he brought me my glasses. Then he brought

me my watch. I asked him what time it was. He looked at

and then said: "It is time to wake up."

He is right, it is time to wake up. It is time to be waking

up more all the time. It is time to pay attention to everything

that is brought to our attention.

30 November 1999

Catching Up

There is no rational way to catch up, with all the stuff

I want to do. There is an irrational way. That way is to

keep asking God, "What to do?" Asking this all the time

has lead to a shift in thinking. That has led to shifts in

what I am doing. That has led to shifts in what I am

thinking and so on.

1 December 1999

Group Productivity

When there is a group in conflict, or in a slump,

there is something that can be done. What I found as

an EEO Counselor at the U. S. Navy's headquarters

for ships, was that everyone in each group has a vote

on how things are going. That means everyone. So,

what I did was listen to everyone in depth. I talked

with each of them in depth. When each group had

someone to listen and talk in depth, with some ideas

of how to resolve each issue, the group got better and

the presenting "EEO problem" went away.

When you have a group in conflict or in a slump,

and are interested in getting better, I can assist.

2 December 1999

Productivity

I once asked the Holy Spirit, what is the secret of

teamworking and productivity, after being a project

team leader for many years. Then, a book in our library

by the Likerts caught my eye. That book became my bible

that revealed the secrets of teamworking and productivity.

That book is now out of print, but I found my personal

copy on the internet. The title is "New Ways of Managing

Conflict". The secret is that the more enlightened, the more

our team has the mind of Christ, the more joy and peace

they have, more their conflicts are resolved, the more

frictionless they are, the more creative and productive

they are. The book did not use these terms, they used

business terms, except for enlightened, but the meanings

are the same.

When I assist any team I use the heart of the heart

of the rating scales the Likerts developed and teach

how to use these simple rating scales, for the advancement

and advantage of any team. It does not matter if it is a

church, family, business, or sports team.

3 December 1999

All Joy

Paul wrote he counted it all joy. Another way of

giving thanks in everything. We would have to be an

optimist to think that all things work out for those

that love our lord most high within, and without. Yet,

that is exactly how things are.

Yesterday I had a headache and mild flu symptoms.

I look at any of my symptoms as part of my overall

healing process. So, I do count it as all joy to just

get through any symptoms and on to the next symptom.

I can count it as all joy for you too, but it will not help

you on your recovery road until you do also.

This is not to suggest that we do not get the assistance

of those in the healing professions when our symptoms

need to be reduced or transformed. This is to suggest

that even as we ask for assistance we count it all joy.

Very Respectfully,

Michael Foster, MA

Your Recovery by Discovery Coach

https://www.recoverybydiscovery.com

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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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