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THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING IN RECOVERY

December 1, 2015/by Frank Terzo

One of the most important things we learn in recovery is to listen to others. When we stop listening to others and only listen to ourselves, we in essence have taken back our self will. When we get clean and sober, we try to surrender our will and we begin to take advice from others, […]

UNHELPFUL & UNHEALTHY THINKING

November 30, 2015/by Frank Terzo

Many of us develop some very unhealthy ways of thinking for various reasons. It is important that we learn to catch these harmful and sometimes depressing thoughts and focus more on the positive. For example, we can be mind-readers – we are sure we know what other people are thinking, particularly about us – and […]

EGO AND ITS DANGERS

November 30, 2015/by Frank Terzo

Ego is one of the worst “poisons” – it can be more lethal to our well-being than anything else. If we allow our ego to take over, we can destroy personal relationships, working relationships and friendships. An inflated ego has the power to make us see things differently than they actually are. Ego is the […]