Tao of Our understanding Alcohol Recovery Podcast

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!

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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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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 version of the Tao Te Ching that we use in ev…

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 the hole at the center allows the whe…

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 upcoming meeting!

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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 from recovery as well.

Siblinghoo…

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.

Care about people’s approval and you wi…

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 should begin to see during this process.

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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 then volunteer to go to jail instead?

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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 present. Use it effortlessly.— J. H. McDona…

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 how it relates to our recovery.

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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 link to an online version of the Tao Te C…

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 idea of God? How did our views change? A…

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 their cores, by weakening their ambition…

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 was an Al-Anon saying, referencing the …

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 stays the same. This discussion touch…

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; https://ttc.tasuki.org/display:Year:1972,1988,1996,…

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, Clarity, and Connection and Love More …

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 started. We will begin with the first v…

“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, just releasing it, and letting it happen.”…