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Decision-action gap: Commitment

Be Courageous – Crossing the Decision-Action Gap: Dreams to Reality Series #3

01/22/202411/27/2023 by Phoenix48

Intent as an action animates courage and enables us to navigate the Decision-Action Gap. The decision-action gap constitutes the testing point of our character.

Categories Maturity
Decision-making crossroads

Be Decisive – Decision-Making: Dreams to Reality Series #2

11/27/202311/13/2023 by Phoenix48

Decision-making is an integral part of human life, a fact that is simultaneously a gift and a perpetual task. Our decisions shape our life trajectory.

Categories Maturity
Metacognitive Eyeball

Thinking About Our Thinking – Metacognitive Processes: Perceive and Overcome

11/13/202311/06/2023 by Phoenix48

Metacognitive twelve-steppers emphasize we must act our way into new thinking. Evangelical Christians preach thinking our way into new behavior. Who is right?

Categories Psychology
Setting Goals - Climbing a staircase

Be Amazing – Setting Goals: Dreams to Reality Series #1

01/18/202410/23/2023 by Phoenix48

What we claim to want is not primary to our identity and character. We are defined instead by what we do: Setting goals, decision-making, and actions.

Categories Maturity
Faith and woman praying in Nature

Faith: Pay Zero, Fully Refundable

09/04/2023 by Phoenix48

Faith is a belief or trust in something without requiring empirical evidence or proof. Many see it as a valuable, essential component of human life.

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Personal Boundaries - man gesturing halt

Personal Boundaries: Enforce Your Psychological Territory

10/24/202308/14/2023 by Phoenix48

Personal boundaries are guidelines we create to establish limits with others. They establish healthy relationships, respect, and psychological well-being.

Categories Psychology
Fundamentalism: Religious symbols

Fundamentalism: Faith of the Lost and Fearful

10/29/202307/31/2023 by Phoenix48

Fundamentalism is where faith meets ideology. The fundamentalist believes that the Truth has been revealed and it is without flaw or defect.

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Hercules wrestling lion drawing

Mature and Authentic Masculinity Is Not Machismo

08/26/202307/24/2023 by Phoenix48

Authentic masculinity closely tracks maturity and goes against the grain. It has traditionally been taught by men who have successfully made the transition.

Categories Masculinity
Western society Opioid overdose rates graph 1999-2020

The Decline of Western Society Part IV

11/25/202307/17/2023 by Phoenix48

The Society section is devoted to how and why Western society has entered steep decline and the ramifications for the alcoholic/addict & the recovery movement.

Categories Society
Assertiveness vs aggression graphic

Assertiveness Energy: Communicate What You Want

11/02/202307/10/2023 by Phoenix48

Assertiveness is a communication style characterized by the ability to express thoughts, feelings, needs and beliefs directly in a clear and appropriate manner.

Categories Masculinity
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How SDR Got Started

One day we realize that no one is coming. Our therapist isn’t coming. Our doctor isn’t coming. Our parents aren’t coming. Our friends and co-workers aren’t coming. Our sponsor isn’t coming. No one is coming to save us because no one can – ultimately we are on our own. This realization is a pivotal moment – it’s when we realize there is no alternative other than to take full responsibility not only for our recovery but for our lives. But how?

This website is a culmination of decades of effort to develop an effective way to move forward. One key to understanding is the realization that we are not so different – we struggle with the same difficulties and hang-ups as everyone else. Our problems are not just substances – we are stalled at a stunted level of awareness and maturity. The tentacles reach everywhere. Thus began the project of uncovering everything.

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