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      Today I realize that truth and beauty are at one with a Higher Power. There is so much more beauty in this world than I am able to take in. There are skies and meadows, oceans and rugged hills, animals, birds and people. Truth is everywhere in the symmetry of nature, in the perfection of [...]

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      One of the surest paths toward feelings of inadequacy and an inability to move forward in life is to set unrealistic goals for myself. That is, to have standards that represent “getting there” that are so high that I always fall short. More likely, the effect of these overly high standards will be to keep [...]

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      Today I accept my true place in the nature of things. I am neither nothing nor am I everything. I am a connecting link between the earth and the heavens. I have the natures of both a beast and a saint. I am capable of greatness or meanness. I am all of this, wide and [...]

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    • Overview of Emotional Sobriety

    What are the Signs of Emotional Sobriety?

    • Well developed Skills of self regulation
    • Ability to regulate strong emotions
    • Ability to regulate mood
    • Ability to maintain a perspective on life circumstances
    • Ability to regulate potentially harmful substances or behaviors
    • Ability to live in the present
    • Ability to regulate activity levels
    • Ability to live with both social and intimate connection
    • Resilience, the ability to roll with the punches
    • Ability to regulate personal behavior

    What are Symptoms of a Lack of Emotional Sobriety?

    • Underdeveloped skills of self regulation
    • Inability to regulate strong feelings such as anger, rage, anxiety, sadness
    • Lack of ability to regulate mood
    • Lack of ability to regulate behavior
    • Not being able to put strong emotions into perspective
    • Lack of ability to regulate substances or self medicating behaviors
    • Inability to live in the present
    • Lack of ability to regulate activity level (chronically over or under active)
    • Inability to live comfortably in intimate relationships
    • Lack of resilience or the ability to roll with the punches

    What are the Solutions: How Can I Come Into Balance?

    • Learn the skills of mind, body and emotional self regulation
    • Resolve childhood wounds so they don’t undermine self regulation
    • Learn effective and healthy ways of self soothing and incorporate them into daily life
    • Learn effective ways to manage stress
    • Maintain a healthy body, get daily exercise, rest, proper nutrition
    • Process emotional ups and downs as they happen, consciously shift feeling states
    • Learn to use the thinking mind to regulate the feeling, limbic mind
    • Develop inner resources, quiet, meditation, spiritual pursuits
    • Develop outer resources, work, hobbies, social life, community

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