The spiritual habits program sort of shrinks that knowledge down to a core number of principles. It says, how do we actually start to live these things? Or when we refer to it, you know, bridge the gap between what we know and what we do. The next principle is one of generosity, right? Generosity is going back to kind of that insight that Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob had when they founded AA.
In the episode, you'll learn:
- Eric shares his story of his lowest points of addiction that led him to recovery
- How shame is usually at the center of the addiction cycle
- Why a fundamental aspect of AA is finding meaning in helping others
- How one can define spirituality as connecting to what matters most to you in your life
- Defining and practicing some of the core principles to live a good life
- The challenges of being present is how we relate to our thoughts about the present moment
- Why finding the "middle way" and avoiding extremes can be so helpful
- Why it's so important to go beyond thinking and start taking action to get meaningful results
- Understanding deeply that difficult feelings come with being human
- How we don't find meaning, but rather make meaning in life
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