How To Cope With The Dope
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How To Cope With The Dope
Step 7
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." This crucial step is all about humility, self-awareness, and the courage to seek personal transformation. This episode is packed with wisdom and inspiration to help you on your path to serenity and self-improvement. Tune in and discover how humbly asking for change can lead to profound personal growth and a more fulfilling life.
On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility:
“Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble.
It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore;
to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing
done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises
me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a
blessed home in myself where I can go in and shut the
door and kneel to my Father in secret and be at peace,
as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and about
is seeming trouble.”
by Andrew Murray
references to podcast episode 23 on humility and 18 on slogans.
Some Questions to review from Paths to Recovery:
*What does humility me?d List people I know who possess this trait,
*How am I humble?What can help me be more so?
*What old behaviors get in the way of my being humble?
*What defects am I ready to have removed?
*Do I believe that my Higher Power can rid me of my defects?How do I know this?
*How do I humble ask God to take away my shortomings?
*Which shortcoming is causing me the most trouble right now? What benefits do I get from it?What problems does it cause?
*What can I do this week to practice a positive trait?
*Have I had any fears removed from my life? Which ones?
*What slogans could remind me to find a substitute for a negative behavior I wish to release?
*Am I able to laugh fondly at my mistakes and not be devastated when I am not perfect? Can I love and celebrate my humanness while working for balance?
*As I work Step 7 do I se4e a change in my relationship with my Higher Power?