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Keep Moving Forward
Keep Moving Forward
Keep Moving Forward
Thursday 6th October 2022
Discover how Step Ten fosters lifelong growth and recovery on 'Keep Moving Forward' from the Recovery Road podcast.
8 minutes
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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
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Sobriety Toolkit
Creative Recovery Journeys
Mindfulness & Emotional Wellbeing
Navigating Challenges in Recovery
Healing Relationships
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Get the buttons here!Keep Moving Forward: Embracing Step Ten for Lifelong Growth
You have got to either grow or regress... Steps 10-12 will help you to keep growing spiritually and emotionally. Certainly, they keep you from slipping backward, but they also help you to keep moving forward and growing for the rest of your life.
How do you keep moving forward when the going gets tough? This episode of 'Recovery Road' offers some valuable answers. Host William C. Moyers introduces an enlightening excerpt from 'A Program for You: A Guide to the Big Book's Design for Living'. This book has been a guiding light for countless individuals navigating the Twelve Steps, and here, it sheds light on Step Ten as a roadmap for ongoing recovery and personal growth.
The episode kicks off with Moyers highlighting the importance of self-care, especially in challenging times. He then dives into the excerpt, which emphasizes the transformative power of self-awareness in recovery. Addiction often traps us in a cycle of secrecy and self-protection, but through self-awareness, we can break free and start to mend our relationships and behaviors.
The authors of 'A Program for You' underscore the benefits of the twelve-step tradition, noting that its wisdom extends even to those who don't strictly follow it. Step Ten, in particular, is presented as a key to unlocking the promises of AA. By regularly taking personal inventory and admitting our mistakes, we can foster continuous growth in our recovery journey. The concept of the 'fourth dimension of existence' is also explored.
This idea, rooted in early AA experiences, suggests that Steps 10-12 can propel us into deeper spiritual and emotional health. These steps aren't just about maintaining sobriety; they're about ongoing growth and transformation. The episode reinforces that recovery is a lifelong journey. Steps 10-12 challenge us to keep evolving spiritually and emotionally, urging us to live a life guided by honesty, humility, and connection with our higher power.
'Keep Moving Forward' is a powerful reminder that recovery is not a destination but a continuous path of growth. Tune in for insights that can help you embrace self-awareness, spiritual development, and the enduring wisdom of the twelve-step tradition.