EPISODE · Sep 19, 2021 · 12 MIN
6 Days Until I'm Officially 6 Years Sober from Drugs & Alcohol
from Viral Mindfulness the Podcast · host Alexander Smith | Mindfulness Teacher
September is National Recovery Month, and I want to share what's working for me, one-day-at-a-time, over the next week, leading up to my 6 year milestone of continuous sobriety from drugs and alcohol on Friday, September 24, 2021. Enjoy these two quotes, in written form, as they are featured in this pop-up recovery podcast extravaganza! “You’ve got to believe in the poetry, because everything else in your life will fail you, including yourself. “A real fucking revolution is—at its core—spiritual. It is a complete decimation of one’s priorities, beliefs, and way of living. A reconstruction in the spirit of... “... you have to create a new god or gods. “It is imperative that you believe in something greater than yourself.” —Ali to Rue HBO’s Euphoria ‘Trouble Don't Last Always: Part 1: Rue’ “Addiction is finding a quick and dirty solution, to the symptom of a problem, which then prevents or distracts one, from the harder and longer term task, of solving the problem.” —Donella Meadows viralmindfulness.com/free
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September is National Recovery Month, and I want to share what's working for me, one-day-at-a-time, over the next week, leading up to my 6 year milestone of continuous sobriety from drugs and alcohol on Friday, September 24, 2021. Enjoy these two quotes, in written form, as they are featured in this pop-up recovery podcast extravaganza! “You’ve got to believe in the poetry, because everything else in your life will fail you, including yourself. “A real fucking revolution is—at its core—spiritual. It is a complete decimation of one’s priorities, beliefs, and way of living. A reconstruction in the spirit of... “... you have to create a new god or gods. “It is imperative that you believe in something greater than yourself.” —Ali to Rue HBO’s Euphoria ‘Trouble Don't Last Always: Part 1: Rue’ “Addiction is finding a quick and dirty solution, to the symptom of a problem, which then prevents or distracts one, from the harder and longer term task, of solving the problem.” —Donella Meadows viralmindfulness.com/free
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