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For my amazing Recovery community, this is being dropped one day before my Loved One's Birthday. What an amazingly beautiful and hard Journey this has been and I can't think of a better day to publish this one as I watch my Loved One create his own Path. In tandem, I also continue to 'Do The Work' and know I will never take my foot off the gas as I have oh-so much to learn.  I'll be back soon with research, resources, links and more but, for now, I hope you enjoy this interview of how I got here from there. As always, sending big wishes for self-care and love, and wishing everyone strength and wellness.Thank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out. If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you. Walk gently, my friend.

(A)theismTheism, okay —But not without its flip sideBoth is and is not.Continuing our discussion of addiction and theism, along with atheism, we will focus more tightly on alcohol, as one addiction amongst many. I contacted an associate we will refer to as Buddy C, who for some years has hosted a Taoist AA recovery group online, focusing on one verse of the Tao te Ching each week. I would join on one afternoon per month to add my two bits on the verse from the perspective of Zen. I interviewed Buddy regarding the twelve-step program for liberation from alcohol, which as I mentioned in the last segment, tends to receive a lot of attention in the press, though marijuana is beginning to challenge it for coverage, as it becomes legal in many states for medical and recreational purposes. Perhaps the term “doppleganger” used in the last segment is not entirely appropriate to characterize atheism's relationship to theism, since it means an exact double of a person or entity. Atheism is not a look-alike for theism, but one suspects that a contrarian belief has meaning only in the context of the belief being refuted. At best, it is a codependent relationship. But let us leave that debate to the experts. Let's also set aside the broader definition of addiction as applying to all aspects of life. For this segment I will structure my comments around Buddy's email to me, outlining AA's 12 steps to recovery from alcoholism. Using Buddy's initial, in place of his last name, is in keeping with AA's emphasis on anonymity in its approach, which is very Zen. Buddy explained that the 12 steps are structured in 3 sections: Surrender; Inventory and Amends; and Maintenance. Beginning with surrender, the steps are expressed in the past tense, as if they are already accomplished. This calls to mind the introductory lines to Tozan Ryokai's Ch'an poem Hokyo Zammai—Precious Mirror Samadhi: The dharma of suchness is intimately transmitted from West to EastNow you have it preserve it well This presumes we already have this dharma, whether we know it or not. Perhaps we already enjoy the benefits of sobriety, whether we know it or not. This posits the made-up self versus the true self, a central dilemma in Buddhist thought, and perhaps in life in general.Let's look at what surrender entails in AA. In Zen, the very posture zazen is one of surrender. 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. Humbling, to have to admit to the fact that a mere physical substance is winning the battle. This is similar to the Repentance verse of Zen: All my past and harmful karma Born from beginningless greed, anger and delusionThrough body, mouth and mindI now fully avow Like the preceding verse, AA addresses a broader view of ourselves, rather than the specific issue of alcoholism. Zen also takes this broader perspective, asking not “Why me, Lord?” but “Why not me?” Avowing, confession, and admission, are all the same act – fessing up to what we acknowledge as the reality of our existence, and our limited control over it. A key concept to remember is that our consequential actions, or karma, and the desires that trigger them, come with the territory of being a human being. To that degree, they are not our fault. Where we go off the rails is in how we react, or respond, to them. Buddy tells me that AA has an acronym for the main triggers of relapse when one is starting the recovery process: H-A-L-T — or “halt.” The letters stand for “hungry,” “angry,” “lonely,” and “tired.” The admonition is to stay alert to these emotional and physical states, and take action to cope with them before they have a chance to trigger craving for alcohol as our default reaction. Same for other O-C behaviors. 2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Buddy pointed out that his understanding of what Zen is pointing to seems similar. Every book in our various reading groups suggests something similar, that there is something there that we can rely on, often expressed as buddha-mind, original mind, even buddhas and bodhisattvas — and if we go there, embracing the notion that there may be something beyond our puny powers as a human being, it can be a bridge to something greater. Matsuoka roshi would often speak of this power, if not in religious terms: “If you can put your whole self into this simple act of sitting, you will gain the power to put yourself into everything you do, and become the strongest person in the world.” Note that Sensei was not referencing a supernatural power outside oneself, but in a very real sense it does not matter what worldview, Christian or otherwise, you bring to Zen. If you persist in sitting still enough for long enough, you will inevitably return to the clarity, and sanity, of the Original Mind of Zen. 3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. Buddy also took pains to make clear that this higher power doesn't have to mean “God” — Him or Her — which universalizes the 12-step process, taking it out of the exclusive camp of Christianity, or any and all theistic traditions. 4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Buddy made a point of emphasizing that addictive behavior is primarily based on fears: the fear of being embarrassed, by our family, for example. Or a generalized fear of not being enough, not good enough. Or a fear of being a failure, or not achieving the success we expect, about which the Tao te Ching has a compelling question: “Which is more destructive — success or failure?” Fear of not getting something we want, or losing something we have. These are all examples of living in the future, not in the moment. The attitude in AA is to resist acting based on these fears. Buddy says the twelve steps reveal how we try to control, and attach to our expectations, arising out of stress, and anxiety that others will come to know our secrets. An example Buddy and others share, is that our son or daughter did not go to college, a wasted opportunity, a fear of shame and a source of anger about that, which affects your relationships. But this anger is misplaced; we are angry owing to our own failure to have helped the situation positively. Similarly, Matsuoka Roshi would emphasize that the Precept of not indulging in anger does not mean that we never feel anger, which he likened to cutting water with a knife leaving no trace; but that we do not speak out of anger, which leaves a groove like cutting sand; nor act out of anger, which is like cutting stone — the scar takes forever to wear smooth again. This inventory approach of AA recalls the so-called “mirror of Zen” — the undifferentiated awareness that reflects the good, bad, and the ugly, without discrimination. Buddy notes that the inventory includes how we have been harmed by others, as well as how we have harmed others. Recognizing the harm others visit upon us is the more natural, knee-jerk reaction to social transactions in general, at its worst engendering victim mentality. But here, we are to take a fearless look at our own part, the role we play in the transaction. This is akin to remembering the Buddhist Precepts, as we repeatedly break them. “Turning the light inward,” “peeling the onion back,” getting some relief from those fears in the process. 5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs. This confessional approach is found in all religious and psychological systems, it seems. Buddy contends that the recovery process flipped his belief system upside down. He used to rely on his beliefs first, but now belief doesn't matter so much — action comes first. Acting our way into right thinking, versus thinking our way into right action. Even if that action is only in the form of prayer, it begins opening your heart; you begin to change. I suppose you have to find the right person to open up to, just as you have to have an affinity with any other kind of mentor, including Zen. 6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Being “entirely ready” would necessarily entail having entirely given up on our own futile efforts. In Zen, we have to “trust in Mind,” capital “M,” relinquishing our usual dependence on discriminating mind. If there is a God, one thing is sure — it's not you. The “higher power,” however you conceive it, has to be other than self. In this regard, Buddy maintains, everyone has their own “god language”: the way they describe what is greater than themselves. This spiritual language comes with various dialects, much like spoken languages. Zen and AA alike encourage an openminded approach to life, including our approach to the idea of God. 7. We humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Buddy mentioned that, for him, “God” is now experienced as “love” — love for others, as well as for oneself, I suppose. This is the message of the Metta Sutta, or “Loving Kindness Sutra,” attributed to Buddha. If you cannot in some way love yourself, you will have a difficult time truly loving someone else. In AA, self-love is realized by loving others; the act of love toward another changes us. Buddy also mentioned overcoming our character flaws. A great jazz singer I once knew said something similar: she said that if you love someone, you have to love their faults as well. 8. We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. A more specific, and personal inventory. Buddy pointed out that when we are addicted, we stop maturing — in ways other than physical. I said I thought that the hangover the next morning would give you a clue, but he said some alcoholics never have a hangover. Instead, they take a drink, the “hair of the dog,” so they have a bit of a buzz going at all times. This is what is called a “functioning alcoholic,” and it leads to the familiar health issues associated with alcohol poisoning. 9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Again, if you start using alcohol at the age of sixteen, you basically stay at that level of development as your body continues aging. This expression, “using,” is in reference to any drug of choice, so it is worth asking the question, when you are sober — “using to do what?” — to address the moment in which you find yourself, with all its unsatisfactoriness, one definition of Buddhism's “dukkha” — suffering — or to escape from it. Drugs and alcohol are popular because they work — until they don't. One way out of this dilemma is to start helping others immediately, according to AA's “Big Book.” In particular, to help another alcoholic. In one case, a person volunteered to work in the “wet brain” ward of the local hospital, where long-term alcoholics are disabled, their brains having been poisoned by drinking. There is a tradition in Buddhism of monks & nuns volunteering for hospice & funeral duty for similar reasons, to be near death and dying for their own sake of facing up to their own fears. In both cases, mental and psychological disorders are seen as a three-part disease — on spiritual, mental & physical levels. The theory is that if you take care of the spiritual — helping others is helping yourself — the other two will take care of themselves. 10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Buddy described this need for constant diligence and vigilance as analogous to the hand being unaware of the body. If we are unaware of what is happening — disconnected from the full context of our being-in-the-environment, we fall back into the fantasyland of addiction. Compassion can only be practiced in this moment. Unrealistic fears always pull us out of the moment into the past with regret, and into the future with worry, both of which are basic forms of fantasy. 11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. If and when we fall off the wagon, thinking it okay to take just one drink, the trope is that “You have a drink; the drink has a drink, then the drink has you.” The alcohol or drug immediately affects your judgment, rationalizing the second drink, and here we go again. Zen's model of the mind includes what is referred to as “nen” in Japanese, incorporating three levels: first-, second-, and third-level nen. As I understand the term, translated as something like “thought-moment,” the three levels in reverse order are higher thinking, middling cogitation, and basic mentation, roughly corresponding to a simple model of the brain: neocortex, midbrain and brain stem. When we sit still enough for long enough in meditation, our conscious awareness naturally proceeds through a process of adaptation, progressing from more complex thinking, sometimes called “monkey-mind,” to a simpler focus on sensory awareness, and finally to a merging of subject and object. So I suppose it can be considered a kind of regression, back to the Original Mind. Perhaps drugs and alcohol have a similar effect, where for a time at least, when intoxicated, we are relieved of the burden of confronting the more complex nature of existence. One difference is that meditation cannot be addictive, although you might try to use it as an escape. Good luck with that. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. In this regard, Buddy mentioned that “A drug is a drug is a drug,” yes — but “recovery is recovery is recovery,” no — Buddy noted that alcohol is mentioned only once — in the first step. Different addictive substances require different strategies for withdrawal. This was confirmed by a half-dozen MDs who once attended the Zen center as part of a rehabilitation program for their variety of addictions, which they explained do not depend on the substance alone, but on its particular interaction with the metabolism and psyche of the individual. So both programs, Zen and AA, posit a kind of spiritual awakening or insight as an intermediate goal, so to say, but we are not done yet. When Master Dogen returned from his awakening experience in China, he claimed that his life's work was over, but that he felt the weight of the world on his shoulders. The work in the personal sphere was largely complete, but that of the social sphere was just beginning. Similar to Zen's expression, “Watch your feet!” Buddy says AA recommends keeping your head down, and being where your feet are, rather than relying on thinking to reason your way out of the problem of everyday life. This mentality is likened to walking with a dim flashlight at night, where you are seeing only the next step, i.e. doing the next right thing, and being vulnerable to what arises. In Zen, this worldview is sometimes referred to as “living by vow” — an open-ended commitment to “being here now,” as Ram Dass titled his seminal book. In the prior segment I quoted the founder of Soto Zen in China, reminding us that “Whether teachings and approaches are mastered or not, reality constantly flows.” Get with the flow, and get over the addiction. We are not in control, but we don't have to be out of control. Not yet sure where the next segment will take us on our exploration of this “Original Frontier” of UnMind, but please join me on the journey.

We are experimenting with a new format for this podcast. We are taking a break from the weekly group meeting and interviewing some participants. Unlike future interviews, the host, Buddy C. was also interviewed and shared some of his story. If your recovery has been enhanced by Taoist text, don't hesitate to contact us and share your experience! Here are some of the questions we tackle; 1. Background; Where from, vocation, family, a picture of your life then and now. 2. Has your view of the HP changed since you started your recovery journey? How similar is your present HP to the one you grew up with? 3. Why does the Tao speak to you? How do you see your relationship with the Tao? What is the Tao to you? 4. Do you have a favorite Tao verse or quote? 5. Do you recommend any Tao podcasts other than this one? 6. Any Tao-related books or devotionals?   Nightly 9 pm eastern Zoom AA Meeting www.ZoomAAMeetings.com   Don't forget to use the resources mentioned below for tools to stay sober any time during the year. You can find a much longer list of resources at https://buddyc.org/recovery-resources/ 30 Tools to Stay Sober; https://buddyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/30-Tools-to-Stay-Sober120921.pdf Info on the new book, Powerless But Not Helpless, the free daily Tao Recovery Email, Sensei Elliston's new book, a list of podcasts, and much more; www.BuddyC.org Zen Home Meditation Training https://www.aszc.org/sitting-with-sensei Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link; https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast. Would you like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information!

Buddy C. is an author, businessman, father, podcaster, and a spiritual seeker since his early teens. Buddy made remarkable spiritual progress when he started questioning his belief systems when they did not help with his alcohol addiction. Through 12 Step recovery and open-mindedness to spiritual ideas outside of his comfort zone, Buddy has been sober for over 12 years as of this writing. Buddy recently wrote the award-winning book, Powerless But Not Helpless, a recovery interpretation of the Tao Te Ching.  A book that helps bridge the gap between a Power Greater than ourselves and the door knob. Reco12 is an organization with the mission of learning and sharing the similarities of addiction of all kinds and gaining and sharing tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  We come together from all places, faiths and backgrounds to gain tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  Speakers from our past meetings have represented so many fellowships, addictions, and afflictions.  And we look forward to continuing to add to the diversity of speakers and backgrounds.  Resources from this meeting:Buddy C.orgPowerless But Not HelplessVinegar TastersTransitions Daily EmailTao Daily EmailLetting Go: The Pathway to Surrender by David HawkinsTao of our Understanding Podcast Gospel of ThomasNag Hammadi4th Dimensioners AA MeetingA Course in MiraclesTao Te Ching Stephen Mitchell To record a Reco12 Shares … share or prayer, please link to https://www.speakpipe.com/reco12shares and leave a share or your favorite recovery prayer.To find Reco12 Shares on virtually any podcast platform and follow and listen, go here:  https://reco12shares.buzzsprout.com/share To join our private Facebook group or our WhatsApp group and now.  To follow us on Instagram, and even to subscribe on YouTube, the links are below:  The Eating Disorder Diaries PodcastIf you have an eating disorder, you are not alone. Host Amy Goeckel shares her experience.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showPrivate Facebook GroupInstagram PageBecome a Reco12 Spearhead (Monthly Supporter)PatreonPayPalVenmo: @Reco-TwelveYouTube ChannelReco12 WebsiteEmail: reco12pod@gmail.com to join WhatsApp Group

Today Hunter and Christian Speak with Buddy C. Buddy C. is a businessman, father, podcaster, and spiritual seeker since his early teens. Buddy made remarkable spiritual progress when he started questioning his belief systems when they did not help with his alcohol addiction. Through 12 Step recovery and open-mindedness to spiritual ideas outside of his comfort zone, Buddy has been sober for over 12 years as of this writing. With an online search, Buddy's story can be found on numerous recovery podcasts. He is from Atlanta, Georgia, and chairs a weekly podcast titled “The Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast.” He sponsors men in alcohol recovery worldwide and attends online and in-person meetings regularly. Buddy has recorded and posted over 400 contemplative recovery meditations in the free app, “Sober Meditations.” He is also an active supporter of Transitions Daily.org, an online recovery group that provides daily podcasts, emails, and community support, to over 18,000 recovering alcoholics worldwide and still growing. You can find more about Buddy C. and buy his book: Powerless But Not Helpless: A Meditation Book of 81 verses from the Tao Te Ching that can help you live an alcohol free life and find freedom from any addictive behavior! At: buddyc.org We Hope you enjoy!

605For today's episode of 3-21 No Kiddin', we will call our guest Buddy C. .. He is a businessman, father, podcaster, and spiritual seeker. Buddy made remarkable spiritual progress when he started questioning his belief systems when they did not help with his alcohol addiction. During our chat, Buddy shares his story about his alcohol addiction and his recovery journey. He had been an active member of the 12-step recovery program and AAA.He also shares some spiritual verses that may be helpful to us and may give us more inspiration while we are in recovery.Please support Buddy's book: Powerless But Not Helpless: A Meditation Book of 81 verses from the Tao Te ChingConnect with Buddy:Website: https://buddyc.org/Happy Friday!------------------------------------------------Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review!This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear recovery messages.------------------------------------------------Get in touch with me!Email address : bobbie@321NoKiddin.comFacebook          : www.facebook.com/321NoKiddinInstagram         : www.instagram.com/bobbietheawesomestPinterest           : www.pinterest.ph/bobbiemalatestaLinkedIn            : www.linkedin.com/in/bobbiemalatestaYouTube           : www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUV58i4z2Se3jXuDldcXaAWebsite            : www.321nokiddin.com**A super special thanks to Justin Furstenfeld for granting us permission to use his music on the show!Please support and follow the Blue October band on:Facebook  : www.facebook.com/blueoctoberInstagram : www.instagram.com/blueoctoberbandTwitter       : www.twitter.com/blueoctoberYoutube    : www.youtube.com/user/blueoctoberofficialSupport the show

605For today's episode of 3-21 No Kiddin', we will call our guest Buddy C. .. He is a businessman, father, podcaster, and spiritual seeker. Buddy made remarkable spiritual progress when he started questioning his belief systems when they did not help with his alcohol addiction. During our chat, Buddy shares his story about his alcohol addiction and his recovery journey. He had been an active member of the 12-step recovery program and AAA.He also shares some spiritual verses that may be helpful to us and may give us more inspiration while we are in recovery.Please support Buddy's book: Powerless But Not Helpless: A Meditation Book of 81 verses from the Tao Te ChingConnect with Buddy:Website: https://buddyc.org/Happy Friday!------------------------------------------------Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review!This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear recovery messages.------------------------------------------------Get in touch with me!Email address : bobbie@321NoKiddin.comFacebook          : www.facebook.com/321NoKiddinInstagram         : www.instagram.com/bobbietheawesomestPinterest           : www.pinterest.ph/bobbiemalatestaLinkedIn            : www.linkedin.com/in/bobbiemalatestaYouTube           : www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUV58i4z2Se3jXuDldcXaAWebsite            : www.321nokiddin.com**A super special thanks to Justin Furstenfeld for granting us permission to use his music on the show!Please support and follow the Blue October band on:Facebook  : www.facebook.com/blueoctoberInstagram : www.instagram.com/blueoctoberbandTwitter       : www.twitter.com/blueoctoberYoutube    : www.youtube.com/user/blueoctoberofficialSupport the show9 of us wrote about the concept of Belonging and share our individual stories about how we found belonging.Please check it out in the link below!Link to our book- BELONGING- Secrets to Soothe the Soul https://amzn.to/45qS6pl Get in touch with me! Questions or feedback or just want to connect? Email address : bobbie@321NoKiddin.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/321NoKiddin Instagram : www.instagram.com/bobbietheawesomest Pinterest : www.pinterest.ph/bobbiemalatesta LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/bobbiemalatesta YouTube : www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUV58i4z2Se3jXuDldcXaA Website : www.321nokiddin.com **A super special thanks to Justin Furstenfeld for granting us permission to use his music on the show!Please support and follow the Blue October band on: Facebook : www.facebook.com/blueoctober Instagram : www.instagram.com/blueoctoberband Twitter : www.twitter.com/blueoctober Youtube : www.youtube.com/user/blueoctoberofficial Support the show

On todays episode, I talk with Buddy C. about addiction and his 12 years sobriety from alcohol. Buddy is a businessman, podcaster, father, and writer of Powerless But Not Helpless: a meditation book of 81 verses from the Tao Te Ching. Where did Buddy find the strength to recover from alcohol addiction? What are the first steps? How can we let go of our attachments? Listen to this inspirational podcast to find out!   Buddy C. Website: https://buddyc.org   —The Anxiety Recovery Program— https://unpluganxiety.com/my-program/ —1 on 1 Coaching— https://unpluganxiety.com/1-on-1-coaching/ —The Website— https://unpluganxiety.com  

Buddy C. has a powerful story of recovery and loss. Buddy discovered his faith was lacking something, then he began a study of Tao Te Ching that has helped him live a life free from alcohol. Buddy has suffered serious loss in recovery yet has remained sober through it all. He even wrote a book called "Powerless but Not Helpless" which is a meditation book of 81 verses from Tao Te Ching that can help live an alcohol-free life and have freedom from any addictive behavior. You will certainly not want to miss this fascinating conversation! This episode is brought to you by FHE Health. Find out more at fhehealth.com Book: Powerless but Not Helpless e-mail: buddycauthor@gmail.com Web: http://www.buddyc.org Music-John Williams and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The Planets III, Mercury, The Winged Messenger

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I am beyond grateful to share this interview you! Journey with me as we listen to Buddy C., and how his embrace of Taoism led him to deeper Spirituality in his Recovery Journey. So much in here, I can't begin capture. Listen, learn, enjoy, and explore!  And Happy Mother's Day!  :35 - Buddy C's website, Powerless but Not Helpless :45 - Sober Guy Podcast, Episode 3855:00 - A brief overview of Taoism5:10 - What's this Taoism All About5:30 - Vinegar Tasters Story (a UK perspective) 7:00 - Tao Te Ching (pronounced Dow Deh Ching), check out Buddy's website or the brief overview of Taoism, both links above 7:10 - God of our Understanding book written by Taub, a rabbi in the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and cofounder of a Jewish recovery community in Milwaukee (just to keep everyone on our toes!). 9:45 - NARM, Dr. Laurence Heller introduction to NARM11:10 - Big Book page 552 from Atlanta AA, Resentments13:10 - Buddy's Verse 28, "Become the Channel" (I will have this full verse on my website by Monday, May 9th, 202216:45 - Mention of Episode 26 on Spirituality Research Article (I will have this full article on my Blog by Monday, May 9th, 2022)17:15 - History of AA18:25 - 24 Hour / Hazelton Book history22:45 - We discuss Siblings in the Recovery process26:05 - Sona, the Buddhist Teacher29:30 - We discuss meditation30:25 - John Main on Meditation31:00 - James Bean, Spiritual Awakening Radio31:15 - Sant Mat, Indian Meditation32:20 - Check out Buddy's C's site, and connect with Buddy to get the PDF version of his book (you will love it!)36:00 - Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David J. Hawkins36:30 - Buddy C'swebsiteThank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out. If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you. Walk gently, my friend.

We are dealing with a different world, when we enter the world of Recovery. New information, new therapists, new treatment options and decisions. Then, someone says: attend a Step Meeting. As I entered into the world of Step Recovery through Al-Anon, my greatest challenge was Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. In this episode, I explore the challenges of this process, and offer resources to those seeking both sanity and belief.1:15 - Step 2 for CoDA Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.2:02 - Adult Children of Alcoholics2:10 - ACA Laundry List5:15 - You're Not Alone Podcast, and see below time stamp at 9:255:45 - Buddy C, Powerless but Not Helpless6:30 - Toasim8:55 - Finding a Treatment Center (GOV)9:25 - Agnostic Musings for a 12 Step Life11:15 - JAX Resource Page on SiblinghoodofrecoveryThank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out. If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you. Walk gently, my friend.

Buddy C is the author of the book, Powerless But Not Helpless, A Meditation Book of 81 Verses from the Tao Te Ching that can help you live an alcohol free life and find freedom from any addictive behavior.Buddy chats with Matt J and Steve C about Taoism, his long path to sobriety, Eastern Spirituality and overcoming personal tragedy and remaining sober.  This is one of the most powerful conversations about spirituality we've ever had and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.You can purchase Buddy's book on Amazon or at https://buddyc.org/Text or leave a comment for the show at (860) 281-2303.Please help support the show by giving it a review and rating in Apple Podcasts.  Find Recovery Links, access to social media and email at https://notalonerecovery.com/Please share with friends and family.

In this installment of The Way Out our good friend and person in long term recovery, Buddy C. joins us for an incredibly enlightening and downright instructive discussion that is jam packed with spiritual and recovery truth centered on Buddy's new book Powerless but not Helpless. Powerless but not helpless is an incredibly useful and instructive distillation of the underlying principle in each verse of the Toa Te Ching for those contemplating or already living a sober lifestyle. Buddy artfully combines each principle with a direct correlation to universal tenets of 12-Step recovery further crystallizing the clear connection between them. Buddy and I discuss often discussed but perhaps not well understood spiritual concepts of surrender and forgiveness, which are core to the Toa's spiritual teachings as is the spiritual truth that in order to truly experience love, we must actively and intentionally give it through acts of service and kindness to our brothers and sisters in and out of recovery. Without question, Buddy C takes us on both an educational and spiritual journey so that we can truly appreciate the gift of being powerless but not helpless so listen up. Contact Buddy C. and learn more about Powerless but not Helpless: https://buddyc.org/ Recovery literature (Quit-Lit) Recommendation: Letting Go by David Hawkins Available through Buddy's website: https://buddyc.org/ Buddy's favorite blues song: The Sky is Crying by Stevie Ray Vaughan https://youtu.be/6s9M-52fRGU Recovery advice: Listen to others experience, strength, and hope! (c) 2021 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

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In this episode, Zach E. and Buddy C. discuss verses five through seven of the Gospel of Thomas. We use rules to debate and stay trapped in self and be consumed by the lion of ego. We can live above these rules when we let our experience guide us; when we turn the light around and surrender to the Kingdom of God that is already within. Link to the Gospel of Thomas; http://gnosis.org/naghamm/gosthom-meyer.html Contact us at Wisdom56321@gmail.com Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link; https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast. Zen Home Meditation Training https://www.aszc.org/sitting-with-sensei Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

In this episode, Zach E. and Buddy C. discuss the first four verses of the Gospel of Thomas. An excellent discussion of the process of seeking, finding, being troubled, surrender, acceptance, then rest. Great Discussion! Link to the Gospel of Thomas; http://gnosis.org/naghamm/gosthom-meyer.html Contact us at Wisdom56321@gmail.com. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:54 Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

In this episode, Zach E. and Buddy C. discuss Chapter 58 of the Tao Te Ching and the Taoist farmer. Is hope really as dangerous as fear?  Do we live in a pendulum? When we take an extreme position, do we unknowingly create its opposite? Great Discussion! Contact us at Wisdom56321@gmail.com. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:58 Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

Zach and I discuss Verse 57 of the Tao Te Ching. An excellent conversation about the strength of vulnerability and how we move from interference to allowance. Contact us at Wisdom56321@gmail.com Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link; https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast. Zen Home Meditation Training https://www.aszc.org/sitting-with-sensei Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

Great to have Zach E. back after the birth of his third child – a little boy! In this episode, Zach E. and Buddy C. have an unscripted conversation about the origins of change. Do we change because of outward circumstances or do we change from within? Join our private Facebook group and continue the conversation! Here is the link; https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaoPodcast/ or search Tao of Our understanding Podcast. Zen Home Meditation Training https://www.aszc.org/sitting-with-sensei Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would you like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

On this episode of Buddy-C, we catch up with my pal and local radio host Allen Carpenter also known as AC. Learn all about how he got into the radio industry and what he is up to today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nick-sorensen/support

In this episode, Zach E. and Buddy C. discuss Chapter 56 of the Tao Te Ching. In Chapter 56, Lao Tzu not only gives a description of what enlightenment looks like in our actions and attitudes but also what action to take to get there. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:56 Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

In this episode, Zach E. and Buddy C. discuss Chapter 55 of the Tao Te Ching. A good discussion of how “the need to know” permeates all areas of life. Also discussed are the similarities between Christianity and Buddhist Zen and the need to know in both approaches to spirituality. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:55 Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log into a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. This app has many uses, including contemplative meditation, recovery topic study, meeting discussion topics, sponsee education on the steps – just another free tool for your recovery toolbox! We have heard that our 2 minute Craving Meditations have been beneficial for those early in sobriety, not only for alcohol but any addictive issues that recovery tools would apply! Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

This is a bonus episode of a weekly Sponsor/Sponsee meeting between Zach E. and Buddy C. In this conversation, we talk about how we cultivate the Tao in our lives. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:54 Link to article and the effectiveness of AA; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/11/alcoholics-anonymous-aa-helps-people-stay-sober-longer-study-finds/5008835002/?fbclid=IwAR1vVJiEkyEpFzYTaPrxxQTnerPYbji4VOf3D1tWfTUtg8skQdKCOnwj_i0 Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (You must log into a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

I'm super stoked to bring you this bonus mini episode with Buddy C who shares with us his new project – Sober Meditations. Inspired by his work with his own sponsees and centered on the 12-Steps, Spirituality and the healing and transformative power of the practice of mediation, Sober Meditations is available through an app on both Google Play and the Apple App Store as well as online via any current web browser. I've been on my own meditative journey for exactly 120 days and mediation is now very much a core spiritual and recovery practice. If you're looking to start your own foray into mediation, I highly recommend you look to Sober Meditations. Buddy shares his own insight and experience with meditation, walks us through installing and navigating the app, and gives some helpful advice for meditation beginners and pros alike so Listen Up. Get Your Sober Meditations! On the Web: https://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sobermeditationsapp.android.sober&hl=en_US (Also Available on Apple IOS) Like the Show? Share the Love by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts in iTunes! Leaving a review on iTunes is the single greatest way you can help us get our message out to folks. Drop us a rating and review by going to this link and then opening Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-out-podcast/id1092805350?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

This is a weekly Sponsor/Sponsee meeting between Zach E. and Buddy C. with a guest appearance from Craig M. In this conversation, much is discussed, including the 53rd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching. We concluded, in our experience, that meditation was the way to staying centered and not getting sidetracked with pride and ego. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:53 Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com(You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations. Search Sober Meditations in either Apple or Google App Stores. This app has many uses, including contemplative meditation, recovery topic study, meeting discussion topics, sponsee education on the steps – just another free tool for your recovery toolbox! We have heard that our 2 minute Craving Meditations have been beneficial for those early in sobriety, not only for alcohol but any addictive issues that recovery tools would apply! Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

This is a bonus episode of a weekly Sponsor/Sponsee meeting between Zach E. and Buddy C. In this conversation, much is discussed, including the 52nd Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, and how COVID has brought a realization that Buddy’s level of surrender was much less than he thought -  still a lot of yielding to do! We end the conversation with child rearing, Zach’s upcoming new arrival, and meditation with children. Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:51 Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:53 Meetings during the pandemic; 1 pm EDT Mon-Fri - Direct Link: www.DailyRecoveryMeeting.com 9 pm EDT Nightly 7 Days a Week - Direct Link; www.ZoomAAMeetings.com(You must log in to a free zoom.us account for authentication to attend this meeting) Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! www.DailyAAEmails.com also includes a list of recovery podcasts and recovery resources! Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. This app has many uses, including contemplative meditation, recovery topic study, meeting discussion topics, sponsee education on the steps – just another free tool for your recovery toolbox! We have heard that our 2 minute Craving Meditations have been beneficial for those early in sobriety, not only for alcohol but any addictive issues that recovery tools would apply! Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0

This is the first of hopefully many bonus episodes of a weekly Sponsor/Sponsee meeting between Zach E. and Buddy C. In this conversation, much is discussed, including the 51st Chapter of the Tao Te Ching, being the observer, stopping resistance, making space, acceptance, and much more! Here is a link to an online version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in every meeting; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,2004/section:51 Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! Check out a good list of recovery podcasts at the bottom of www.DailyAAEmails.com Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0 Do you want to stop drinking? Have you ever listened to sobriety podcasts? Does alcoholism or addiction run in your family? Have you tried Alcoholics Anonymous or the 12 Steps of AA? Tao Te Ching quotes, and the teachings of Lao Tzu give an excellent description of a working Higher Power. Are you considering how to get sober? Are you seriously thinking about sobriety for the first time being alcohol is controlling your life as never before?

Our own resident, well-behaved, and even housebroken Boiled Owl, Don, was one of the guests on the latest episodes of That Sober Guy Podcast. He was invited by Buddy C., a past guest on The Owl (Owl 038 Buddy). The topic is CORONAVIRUS GROUP DISCUSSION: Dealing with Anger, Fear, Change, and Trying to Surrender To It. We dropped it into our feed also as an extra between our regularly scheduled episodes. You can find That Sober Guy Podcast and Buddy’s podcast, The Tao of Our Understanding, in your favorite podcatcher.

In this episode we have friends of the fellowship Buddy C, Kurt, Don, & Craig joining the podcast to talk about how we’re all dealing with, or not dealing with the fear of our current situation with coronavirus. How is the fear or anger shifting and changing from where it was five or six weeks ago when the coronavirus all started? And more importantly, where is that anger or fear at today, and how do we deal with it?  Be sure to check us out at www.ThatSoberGuy.com also connect with us on instagram @realthatsoberguy and on twitter @shaneramer   Zoom AA Meetings    Promises “ROOTED” Online Meetings   Don, Boiled Owl AA Meeting 5:30 EST shiveringdenizenshappyhour.com  password: fob   Boiled Owl Coffee Club Podcast   Need Help?  Go to http://promisesbehavioralhealth.com/soberguy or call 888-205-1890   Virtual Treatment Options from Promises in Texas & Florida. Here are some helpful links for more info:   https://www.rightsteprehabhillcountry.com/texas-addiction-treatment-center-programs/virtual-iop/    https://www.my5palms.com/addiction-treatment-center-programs-ormond-beach-fl/virtual-iop/     Get 20% off your first order by going to www.cleancause.com and entering the promo code SOBERGUY   How to Navigate the first 90 Days of Sobriety Digital Course. Enter the promo code HALFOFF at checkout to save $25   Thanks to our Sponsors: http://promisesbehavioralhealth.com/soberguy http://dailyaaemail.com

This week we're addressing a topic that very likely affects many of us as we enter into recovery, and especially the longer we sustain our recovery. But before I introduce this week's topic; I'd like to humbly invite anyone who'd like to hear my recovery story to join a weekly online Zoom speaker meeting at 8pm Central Time this Saturday the 18th of April. A dear friend of mine, Buddy C. asked if I would share my recovery story – and I was told under no uncertain terms very early in Recovery that when asked to be of service; we are obliged to do so given we have the ability. Check the show notes for the details on how to attend and I hope to see you all there! Now, back to this week's topic. We're talking about experiencing Survivor's Guilt after someone close to us relapses or tragically dies as a result or consequence of their addiction and/or alcoholism. Greif is a complex, difficult, and often messy process that can be complicated by the emotions associated with Survivor's Guilt. We may be plagued by questions like why me? Questions that stem from an unhealed part of ourselves desperately screaming to be mended. These emotions can often leave us feeling stuck; and be a counterproductive force in our recover journey. If you're one of the many who's struggled with the agony of Survivor's Guilt, then this episode is for you. We'll find out what Survivor's guilt is, how it befalls us, and what precisely we can do about it to heal in order to overcome this unpleasant and unwelcome emotional distress so that we can really be there for those who are still with us, so Listen Up. Saturday Night AA Speaker Meeting: Open online AA Meeting every evening at 9 PM Eastern Topic Meeting Nightly with a different AA Speaker every Saturday Night www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (https://us04web.zoom.us/j/432316244) Please log in early to install Zoom software Access from any phone, PC, or iPad Meeting ID is 432316244 Go to www.ZoomAAMeetings.com (url goes directly to zoom link) to install software and access meeting. Will continue based on attendance. Text and share ZoomAAMeetings.com with all your friends in recovery that may need a meeting! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

Sponsor and friend Buddy C joins the podcast to talk recovery and share some thoughts on working the steps, sobriety, and how to stay connected in a time of uncertainty.    TFH mens LIVE Friday Night Meeting  Zoom AA Meetings  Promises “ROOTED” Online Meetings TFH Mens Podcast TFH Church Online  Be sure to check us out at www.ThatSoberGuy.com also connect with us on instagram @realthatsoberguy and on twitter @shaneramer Need Help?  Go to http://promisesbehavioralhealth.com/soberguy or call 888-205-1890 Looking for a meeting? Go to www.thatsoberguy.com/gethelp to find a meeting in your local area Get 20% off your first order by going to www.cleancause.com and entering the promo code SOBERGUY How to Navigate the first 90 Days of Sobriety Digital Course. Enter the promo code HALFOFF at checkout to save $25 Thanks to our Sponsors: http://promisesbehavioralhealth.com/soberguy https://cleancause.com http://dailyaaemails.org        

Lao Tzu said much about our response to fear. Our real problem is not the pandemic or any other issue. Instead, our problem is the fear of that issue or problem. Good discussion on the difference between fear and danger. We also discussed how to move from fear to love with the application of the tools of recovery. Books referenced; Letting Go the Pathway to Surrender; David R. Hawkins Love is Letting Go of Fear; Gerald G. Jampolsky Fear; Thich Nhat Hanh Resources for online meetings; AA Meeting every night at 9 PM Eastern hosted by Buddy C. ZoomAAMeetings.com (go to this link in your browser, not in zoom. Goes directly to the meeting) Private Facebook Group called ZoomAAMeetings 23,000 members and multiple Zoom meetings. https://www.facebook.com/groups/538677370111873/ http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php https://www.thetokenshop.com/Online_AA_Meetings https://Reddit.com/r/stopdrinking In the SRC, we have many live online recovery meetings every week on different topics led by members in recovery. Go to https://omarpinto.com/membership-community/ for more information. If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with your friends in recovery! Would You like to receive a free daily topic email with the most popular AA resources, accompanied by a secret Facebook group for discussion? Go to www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information! Check out a good list of recovery podcasts at the bottom of www.DailyAAEmails.com Are you interested in listening to sober meditations, where a thought is shared per meditation that helped the meditator with their recovery? Here is a link to a 100% free app called Sober Meditations or search Sober Meditations in both Apple and Google App Stores. Here are two google calendars you might like. One is a daily thought that is a mix of Christian, ACIM, Tao, and AA thoughts, one per day, and the other is A Course In Miracles calendar of the daily lessons throughout the year. Thought for the Day; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=M203cHZkbXQ0ZjRzOHRmNnI4ZjJpdmt2YmdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ ACIM; https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=aTZuc2x0cnV2Z2I1YzhrOXJ0aG80MXUwYmtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ&authuser=0 Do you want to stop drinking? Have you ever listened to sobriety podcasts? Does alcoholism or addiction run in your family? Have you tried Alcoholics Anonymous or the 12 Steps of AA? Tao Te Ching quotes, and the teachings of Lao Tzu give an excellent description of a working Higher Power. Are you considering how to get sober? Are you seriously thinking about sobriety for the first time being alcohol is controlling your life as never before? If so, you will definitely want to check out this podcast and the Shair Recovery Community!  

Buddy C. joins the show to help provide resources and tools to stay sober, stay positive, and manage fear and anxiety through the uncharted territory of the coronavirus pandemic.  Links www.zoomaameetings.com Sober Meditations  www.DailyAAEmails.com Tao of Our Understanding Podcast  @tfh_men Be sure to check us out at www.ThatSoberGuy.com also connect with us on instagram @realthatsoberguy and on twitter @shaneramer Need Help?  Go to http://promisesbehavioralhealth.com/soberguy or call 888-205-1890 Looking for a meeting? Go to www.thatsoberguy.com/gethelp to find a meeting in your local area Get 20% off your first order by going to www.cleancause.com and entering the promo code SOBERGUY How to Navigate the first 90 Days of Sobriety Digital Course. Enter the promo code HALFOFF at checkout to save $25 Thanks to our Sponsors: http://promisesbehavioralhealth.com/soberguy https://cleancause.com www.DailyAAEmails.com  

Hey Friend, thanks for joining me today. First, I gotta tell you, Buddy LOVES recovery! I mean, the guy is a student of human nature and healing, and his southern drawl mixed with eastern philosophy is quite the mix… But before we jump in, a quick request, a Thank You, and an awesome resource The request is if you find these episodes helpful, please subscribe and share with your recovery community. My thank you goes out to Jennifer, Teri, Stephanie, Margaret, Ann, and David for your generous contributions! Because of you, I’m finally able to hire some help this month. Side note, David’s encouraging email came at the exact moment when I was feeling super burnt out and discouraged. So David, if you are listening, thank you… You made a huge difference in my life. Okay, now for the resource, which is a process to eliminate negative limiting self beliefs by visiting https://www.recreateyourlife.com/free/ I worked through the online video for the negative belief of “I’m not good enough” in about 30 minutes and honestly, it was pretty mind blowing. If you’ve ever had that experience of “Holy shit, that’s so true” and you were forever changed by that experience, that’s what it was like. And of course my next thought was, “I gotta get all my friends to try this!” So there you go. I really hope you try it! I’ll leave all the links to these resources and the ones we discuss on the podcast in the show notes which can be found at odaatchat.com, that’s o d a a t chat.com So there ya have it! I hope you enjoy today’s episode, with Buddy C.

On a summer evening in 1981, Buddy Conti, the owner of Kearns Drug, and a co-worker were closing up and getting ready to head home for the night when an armed robber came looking for cash and drugs. However, Buddy wouldn't make it home alive to his family that night. After a weak confession, several fingers pointed towards a known robber, and a questionable suicide, police abruptly closed the case after their only suspect died of natural causes, leaving Buddy's family with no answers - and no justice.  https://www.newspapers.com/image/598662810/?terms=Buddy%2BC.%2BCOnti https://updsl.org/page_coldCases.php https://fox13now.com/2015/09/11/salt-lake-county-cold-case-murder-closed-34-years-later-both-suspects-already-dead/ https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2937682&itype=CMSID https://www.newspapers.com/image/613507406/?terms=Buddy%2BC.%2BCOnti https://www.ksl.com/article/36474882/1981-murder-of-kearns-pharmacist-solved-police-say https://www.newspapers.com/image/309353134/?terms=richard%2Bdavid%2Bgill

William H. Schaberg is a scholar, rare book dealer, writer and historian who recently published Writing the Big Book: The Creation of A.A. which illuminates the history of one of the most important spiritual movements of the 20th Century and gives readers an unprecedented look inside the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous, the basic text of the recovery movement that has sold more than 37 million copies worldwide. A result of eleven years of in-depth research, drawing on primary, real-time documents, William helps reveal the iconic stories of the founders of A.A., their motivations, and the obstacles they faced trying to bring their message of hope to a wider audience. Also joining the podcast today is good friend and sponsor Buddy C. Get ready for a great conversation and education about the history of AA.  www.writingthebigbook.com Be sure to check us out at www.ThatSoberGuy.com also connect with us on instagram @realthatsoberguy and on twitter @shaneramer How to Navigate the first 90 Days of Sobriety Digital Course. Enter the promo code HALFOFF at checkout to save $25 Need Help?  Go to foundationshelp.com/soberguy or call 833-81-SOBER Get 20% off your first order by going to www.cleancause.com and entering the promo code SOBERGUY Thanks to our Sponsors: Foundations Recovery Network https://cleancause.com Humans Music (Show Intro) www.soberpodcasts.com     

Shane's sponsor Buddy C joins the show to talk about sponsorship, explain what a dry drunk is, and how to deal with a loved one who is going into recovery. The guys also discuss acceptance and surrender, as well as answer questions and comments from listeners.  To learn more about Heroes In Recovery go to heroesinrecovery.com/soberguy or call 833-81-SOBER, thats 833-81-SOBER  TSG LIVE at the Hollywood Improv June 23rd - CLICK HERE for tickets Tao of Our Understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast Transitions Daily Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast Check us out at www.ThatSoberGuy.com  Connect with us on instagram @realthatsoberguy and @shaneramer on twitter Thanks to our Sponsors: Foundations Recovery Network Humans Music (Show Intro)  

Carl calls Buddy C. to talk about resentments, podcasts, and The Tao for his minisode this week! Buddy C. is very active in online recovery and runs the email list for Transitions Daily (dailyaaemails.com) and also produces “Tao of Our understanding Recovery Podcast” (http://taorecovery.libsyn.com) among other things. We hope you enjoy this episode and for our U.S. listeners, we hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!

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This week Shane's friend, mentor and sponsor Buddy C. joins the show to talk about acceptance, letting go, expectations, and practical ways to stay sober.  Be sure to check us out at www.ThatSoberGuy.com for past episodes and resources, also connect with us! @realthatsoberguy on Instagram and @shaneramer on Twitter!  Links www.dailyaaemails.com https://www.theshairpodcast.com   Need Help? Call Foundations Recovery Networks confidential and private line at:  877-714-1318 Nationwide Residential & Outpatient Facilities   Thanks to our Sponsors: Foundations Recovery Network Sober Nation Humans Music (Show Intro) Ad music by www.bensound.com    

How important is having a sponsor? This episode features friend, mentor and Shane’s sponsor Buddy C. After nearly losing his life to alcoholism, it took Buddy 6 years of going back and forth from sobriety to relapse. He stayed in a 12 step program the entire time, and eventually figured out exactly what it was that he was missing. Since having this revelation, he has stayed sober and went on to work with other men in the program to help them get and stay sober. The guys also discuss how to work a program with and without a God belief. Towards the end of the show, Buddy tells how he would address a newcomer who desperately wants to get sober, but just can’t seem to figure out how to do it.    Thanks to our Sponsors: Foundations Recovery Network DxRx Medical - Get Sober at Home with the DxRx App Sober Nation Ad music by www.bensound.com  

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On today's episode of The SHAIR Podcast we have Buddy C. joining us. Buddy battled with alcoholism for 6 years. During those 6 years his wife was ready to leave him, he developed pancreatitis and spends 6 weeks in the hospital undergoing 2 surgeries. He managed to survive these two surgeries and as soon as he got out of the hospital starts drinking again.Buddy would then chronically relapse multiple times until he finally surrenders to recovery and ultimately finds God. Today Buddy is a pillar in his AA community living his life entirely in service to God. He has found his purpose in life and that is to help others on a daily basis. Buddies story is nothing short of a miracle. Join us now!Do you have a favorite book that you would recommend to a new comer that you read in early recovery?Practicing the Presence of God - Brother LawrenceIf you could give our newcomers only 1 suggestion, what would it be?Jump all in, don't hold back because as long as you hold back, this will not work. That's been my experience. As long as I thought I had any part of the solution at all, even a little bit of the solution, it didn't work for me no matter how much I wanted it, how much I needed it, it didn't matter until I was able to say, “God, I am powerless. I cannot do this. If it happens, it's going to be you.” Until I was able to say that and along with the, I remember when I prayed the prayer, ‘God work your will in my life regardless of what it takes.' When I prayed that, it started happening, it started happening, when I could sincerely say that and that took 6 years of getting beat up, and I hope it doesn't take you 6 years … some people it takes longer and there's, some people come and get 1 white chip and they're done. Man, it took 6 years for me to say, “No, I can't do it. I'm letting go.” I held on for that long and so I would say, just jump all in.