Michael Z
MA, MFT Inte
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Addiction and Recovery, Spiritual Counselor, and Life Skills Coach Expert
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The rooms of recovery are filled with a wealth of collective spiritual wisdom revealed by the hundreds of sayings and quotes heard daily in meetings. Inspiring and insightful, these quotes help deepen our experience and enrich our spiritual journey. Whether they are found in AA, Al-Anon, NA, OA, or other 12-step programs, the wisdom that guides us on our spiritual jou eys is a precious part of our spiritual rebirth.
Over the years, I have collected the sayings and quotes I've heard in meetings. Time and again the quotes would be just what I needed to hear exactly when I needed them most. When struggling with relationships, quotes like, "What other people think of me is none of my business," and "There are no victims, only volunteers - you always have a choice," gave me the tools I needed to define and set healthy boundaries.
Like all great spiritual treatments, the wisdom in these sayings work on many levels, and by spending time with them, meditating on them, working on them and letting them work on you, they will further reveal and heal, guide and give, and add depth and meaning to your recovery.
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Also, see below for some sample quotes!
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"How do you know when you've hit bottom? When you stop digging."
For years I was driven by an obsession to drink. In the beginning I tried to control it, but after a while it had complete control of me. Alcoholism took me to a deep emotional, spiritual and physical bottom, and only when I surrendered to this program did I begin to recover. In sobriety I've ...
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"God, Help Me To Go From Where I Am, To Where I Need To Be, For Who I Am."
This is a beautiful 11th step prayer. Although compact and seemingly simple, it is one of the purest ways of working this step. In the first part, "God, help me to go from where I am," I am strengthening my conscious contact as I partner with my Higher Power and invite Him to guide me on my ...
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"If You Spot It, You Got It!"
Oh how quick I am to judge and find fault in others. Before the program I was quite self righteous - I could see and tell you what you and others were doing wrong, but I was largely blind to my own faults. It was so easy to point my finger, but in the program I learned that when I do, there are ...
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“Instead Of Telling God How Big Your Fears Are, Start Telling Your Fears How Big Your God Is."
Before recovery, we were driven by a hundred forms of self-centered fear. During steps 6 and 7, we began to release some of these character defects, but some habits are hard to break. Like feeding into our fears. But when we can pause and work our program of recovery, we remember that we are ...
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"When One Door Closes, Another Opens, But It's Hell In The Hallways."
Boy do we hate change. Before recovery I had few tools or healthy ways of dealing with change. If something ended in my life, it often felt like the end of my life. Once I entered the hallway, it was dark indeed. As I worked through recovery, I learned many valuable life lessons. The first was ...
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"What Other People Think Of Me Is None Of My Business."
How much of my time have I spent worrying about what other people think of me? Too much is the short answer. Before recovery in Al-Anon, I had no boundaries, no sense of self, and how I felt about myself and my life was largely determined by whether or not you approved. With no internal ...
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"Humility Is Not Thinking Less About Yourself, But Rather Thinking About Yourself Less."
Oh, how the ego rebels against the thought of humility. "If I'm humble, I'll be a nothing. I'll vanish! I must be distinguished, different, better than! Only by standing out will I have an identity," it screams. We in recovery have felt the stinging reprisals from our fellows when we listened to ...
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"My Recovery Changed When I Forever Gave Up The Hope Of Having A Different Past."
I have spent a lot of time thinking about my past. Alte ately feeling sorry for myself or being outraged at the wrongs - real or imagined - that were done to me, a constant theme in my thinking is how much different, better, happier I would be if only I hadn't had these parents, or stepparents, ...
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"How Do You Know When You've Hit Bottom? When You Stop Digging."
For years I was driven by an obsession to drink. In the beginning I tried to control it, but after a while it had complete control of me. Alcoholism took me to a deep emotional, spiritual and physical bottom, and only when I surrendered to this program did I begin to recover. In sobriety I've ...
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How Do You Know When You've Hit Bottom?
When you stop digging. For years I was driven by an obsession to drink. In the beginning I tried to control it, but after a while it had complete control of me. Alcoholism took me to a deep emotional, spiritual and physical bottom, and only when I surrendered to this program did I begin to ...
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Where Feelings Fit In During Recovery
YOU HAVE TO FEEL TO HEAL. Before recovery, I would use just about anything not to feel. Drugs, alcohol, relationships, food, TV -- the list was endless. Without tools to deal with my feelings, I was uncomfortable and afraid of them, and they often became overwhelming. In early recovery my ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Michael Z
Here are some quotes from "The First Year of Weekly Quotes" To read the full quote, click on the following link and download your copy today!
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"Instead of telling God how big your fears are, start telling your fears how big your God is."
"Expectations are premeditated resentments."
"What other people think of me is none of my business."
"Humility is not thinking less about yourself, but rather thinking about yourself less."
"Let go of your old ideas - even the good ones."
"How do you know when you've hit bottom? When you stop digging."
"I learn to stop trying hard, and learn to try different."
"There are no victims, only volunteers - you always have a choice."
"Are you doing God's work or God's job?"
"Many of us get to Heaven by backing away from Hell."
"The power behind me is bigger than the problem in front of me."
"If I keep doing what I was doing, I'll keep getting what I was getting."
Contacting Michael Z
You can contact Michael Z by emailing: MichaelZ@theWisdomoftheRooms.com
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All the best and I hope to meet some of you as you trudge the road of happy destiny...