Realizing and understanding about True Happiness and that it's source comes from within me and not from any outside source has been a big turning point in my sober life. That's what I talk about in today's episode.

The root causes of evil in the world are Greed, Hatred and Delusion. The root sources of joy in the world are the opposite of these, they are Generosity, Love and Wisdom. - The Buddha's first teaching is the Four Noble Truths where by he introduces th...

Root Causes (are primarily) for the bad things in life are Greed, Hatred and Delusion and the good things are born out of the opposite Non-Greed (Generosity), Non-Hatred (Love) and Non-Delusion (Wisdom). - The Greatest Generosity is Non Attachment

I am taking my life to a new level of success, as defined by me. In doing that I'm using what I know works which is the Eight-Fold Path of the Dharma and the 12 Steps of Recovery. In today's episode I continue to share my journey and how I am accomplis...

When I lived in a facility for the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse I was given specific instructions on what action to take on step one. I share that process and how it works for me in today's episode. -

To begin today's program I acknowledge a change I see in myself; a change that began as a suggested tool to help me and now I see as a part of my new better character. - I then talk about real world examples of how I continue to apply the wisdom of th...

In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (fourth edition) chapter 6, Into Action, on page 83 are written the promises. Many 12 step meetings include the reading of the promises as part of their structure. It's a reminder of all the things that will get ...

Step one of Alcoholics Anonymous reads "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable." The first part of this step for me is acknowledging/recognizing that I have a problem and then admitting it.

The 12 Steps of AA are for me a method to change all the behaviors and habits in my life that I know are not serving me. I continue to use them to create effective change and improve myself, my life and the lives of those around me.

Gratitude was the first principle I was taught by a sponsor I had in the program of AA when I was just first clean and sober. By performing the act of writing down 5 things to be grateful every day I learned very quickly how to begin to see things diff...