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Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
In this podcast, we discuss mystical works of literature, primarily Taoist text, and how they relate to alcohol recovery. Taoist Philosophy can be an excellent tool for embracing the idea of a "Higher Power." Nature offers all of the examples necessary for a concept of a source of all life, much different but yet very similar in many ways to more traditional religious thinking. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching…
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- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 48 – Unattached or Non-interfering Action!
With unattached action, there is nothing one cannot do — Derek lin, Tao Te Ching, Verse 48 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! We are looking forward to…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Recovery Podcast – Oscar V's Story
On this week's podcast, we have the privilege of hearing from Oscar V, a regular podcast attendee. Take advantage of this opportunity to get to know Oscar and…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 47 – The further one goes, the less one knows.
The sage knows without going Names without seeing Achieves without striving — Derek Lin, Tao Te Ching, Verse 47 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! We are…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 46 – Can I see through fear?
Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe. — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 46 30 Tools to Stay Sober All Year Round! We are looking forward…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 44 – Can I rejoice in the way things are instead of constantly wanting them to be different?
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. — Stephen Mitchell…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 43 – How Can I Develop Flexibility?
That which offers no resistance overcomes the hardest substances. That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space. — J. H. McDonald, Tao Te…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 42 – Making Use of Loss and Gain!
Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe. — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 41 – Are We Believing the Illusion?
The path into the light seems dark the path forward seems to go back the direct path seems long true power seems weak — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 40 – Yielding our way into returning!
Return is the movement of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. All things are born of being. Being is born of non-being. — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 39 – Can I allow myself to be shaped?
The master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets…
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Tao Alcohol Recovery Podcast – Laurie M's Story?
Today we are sharing Laurie M's story. She is a regular on the Tao podcast. I hope you enjoy! 30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays! We…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 38 – The Flower or the Fruit?
The Master concerns himself with the depths and not the surface, with the fruit and not the flower. He has no will of his own. He dwells in reality, and lets…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 37 – Nothing to Desire!
Nothing to Fear Nothing to Fix Nothing to Expect Nothing to Prove — Laurie M. 30 Tools to Stay Sober Before, During, and After the Holidays! We are looking…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 36 – How Do We Allow?
If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 35 – How do we use the Tao?
Words that point to the Tao seem monotonous and without flavor. When you look for it, there is nothing to see. When you listen for it, there is nothing to…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 34 – Living Life Powerlessly!
Tao is eternal. It does not favor one over the other. It brings all things to completion without their even knowing it. — Jonathan Star, Tao Te Ching, The…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 33 – What is True Wisdom?
What is intuitively knowing? Why do we study books if the wisdom we seek is not found in a book? What does it mean to be in the center of the circle? Knowing…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 32 – All Things End in Tao!
A great conversation today about surrender, letting go, and acceptance. The Tao can't be perceived ... Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any danger. All…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 31 – Handling Conflict with Compassion
He enters a battle gravely, with sorrow and with great compassion, as if he were attending a funeral. — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 31 30 Tools to…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 30 – How Do I Accept Myself?
Self-acceptance is essential for good mental health. How do I accept me? How can I be okay with myself when I see so much damage I have caused prior to…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 29 – Perfection or Perfection?
In this podcast, we discussed the meaning of perfection. We also discussed our part in life and the meaning of effortless effort, the English translation of wu…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 28 – Returning to Our Natural Self!
The 28th verse of the Tao Te Ching offers us an example of the progression back to our natural state through three steps: 1. Receive all without resistance. 2…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 27 – Giving and Receiving Are One!
Only a student who gives himself can receive the master's gift. If you think otherwise, despite your knowledge, you have blundered. Giving and receiving are…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 26 – Be Still and Know!
If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you are. — Stephen Mitchell…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 25 – The Difference Between WEllness and Illness is WE instead of I
Before the Tao discussion, we discussed the tools we use to stay sober all year round, and especially during the holidays. In life, I am always seeking what…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 24 – The Trap of Self-Promotion
He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures. If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go. — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 23 – Opening up, Accepting Loss
If you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss and you can accept it completely. Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 22 – Being Lived by the Tao
When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by the Tao can…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 21 – The Trap of Desire!
Verse 21 gives us three tools to use in daily life; 1. Stop clinging to ideas. 2. Letting it happen rather than manipulation and control. 3. Looking within We…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 20 – Stop Thinking and End Your Problems!
Much of my problems in life are self-inflicted. I try to control many things that I am incapable of controlling. This "living letting go" is a very different…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 19 – Living Without Rules!
Living in the way can bring about a move from a fear-based existence toward a Love-based reality that makes rules a place to hide rather than flourish. Throw…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 18 – Living Above the Pendulum!
Is it possible to live a life of Compassion, which lifts us above criticism and faultfinding? When the greatness of the Tao is present, action arises from…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 17 – The Spiral Downward!
To know Tao alone, without a trace of your own existence, is the highest. Next comes loving and praising it, then fearing it, then despising it. — Jonathan…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 16 – Realizing the Source!
What do I believe is the source? What actions have resulted in my life that brought about a feeling of peace? What part do I play? What are my actions for…
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Wen Tzu Verse 40 – How to Maintain Our Virtue!
Everything in the world is cyclical and constantly changing. This verse expresses this principle and shares one thing that can be constant – our virtue! I hope…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 15 – Can I Welcome All Things?
The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. Not seeking, not expecting, she is present and can welcome all things. — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 15 Welcome…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 14 – Giving Up the Need to Know!
An excellent discussion of verse 14 of the Tao Te Ching and how it relates to our recovery. Are there really any problems to solve? How can we move from living…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Christian Non-Duality and the Tao Te Ching – Marshall Davis's Story
Marshall is a retired Southern Baptist pastor. Marshall has written over 20 books, including The Tao of Christ, a Christian version of the Tao Te Ching, and…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 13 – Is Hope Really as Hollow as Fear?
Great discussion of verse 13 of the Tao Te Ching and how it relates to our recovery! We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting! Here is a…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 12 – Turning the Light Around!
The only peace you find at the top of the mountatin is the peace you bring with you. — Alan Watts We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting!…
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Tao Recovery Podcast - Mediation is training for life!
Today we have Annabelle Nesbitt – A grateful recovery Al-Anon. Annabelle has a powerful story that I am sure you will enjoy! Here is a link to an online…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 11 – My Emptiness Determines My Usefullness!
In this podcast, we discuss how Taoist principles relate to our personal addiction recovery journey. Thirty spokes of a wheel all join at a common hub yet only…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 10 – A Description of Te!
Te (virtue), as in the Tao Te Ching, is described in detail in this verse. We hope you enjoy our discussion. We are looking forward to seeing you at an…
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Siblinghood of Recovery - Angie's Story
Angie started her recovery journey in support of a child with addiction issues. Even though Angie was not an addict, she had no idea how much she would benefit…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 9 – Care About People's Approval and You Will Be Their Prisoner.
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 8 – How Water Is Our Example for Living Life!
As our motivation changes from fear to compassion, our actions start changing from the inside out. In verse 8 of the Tao Te Ching, we find the actions we…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 7 - Being the Witness, Not the Defendant!
Verse 7 shows us that we are more of a witness in our life than a defendant. Can I be a witness regardless of the situation, or do I act like the defendant and…
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Tao Te Ching Verse 6; Tools for Acceptance!
The spirit of emptiness is immortal. It is called the Great Mother because it gives birth to Heaven and Earth. It is like a vapor, barely seen but always…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 5 - Emptiness Beyond Emptiness!
Can we hold ALL things with an open hand? Can we wear the world as a loose garment? I hope you enjoy our discussion of the 5th verse of the Tao Te Ching and…
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Derek's Recovery Story – What I need appears when I need it
The program meets our needs as the needs arise. This is the message of the Tao – if we are open to what is we may be able to become what might be. Here is a…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 4 – How We Step Out of the Way!
In this podcast, we discuss how Taoist principles relate to our personal addiction recovery journey. When we came into recovery, how did we grapple with the…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 3 – Whan action is pure and selfless, everything settles into its own perfect place!
In this podcast, we discuss how Taoist principles relate to our personal addiction recovery journey. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Lou's Recovery Story – How Al-Anon Changed my Life!
Lou has been attending our Tao recovery meeting for years. Lou is the first Al-anon member that we have had the pleasure of interviewing. One takeaway for me…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 2 – Holding All with an Open Hand!
The only constant in change. It's not a matter of if change will happen but rather that change is always happening. Everything is always in motion, and nothing…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Tao Te Ching Verse 1; Allow Rather than Force!
We are looking forward to seeing you at an upcoming meeting! Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting…
- Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast
Author Gigi L's Recovery Story – I am Enough!
Gigi is a retired professor and author. Gigi's personal story is captured in her two books, 50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace…
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Keary D's Recovery Story – Am I Really an Alcoholic?
I hope you enjoy Keary's story! As a result of our poll of meeting options, the overwhelming favorite was Saturdays at 9 am Eastern. This meeting has already…
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Don M's Recovery Story – Creativity!
"Creativity is a bottomless well. It doesn't run dry, It just needs to be fallow for a time. Pushing it was not the answer. The answer was letting go of it…
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Amy's Recovery Story – Amy shares her story of total transformation in recovery.
I hope you enjoy Amy's story! We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and interviewing some past participants, Facebook group members, and a few…
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Scotty's Recovery Story – How studying the Tao helped Scotty with terminal uniqueness
I hope you enjoy Scotty's story! We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and interviewing some past participants, Facebook group members, and a few…