Participating in Treatment Goals and Building Relationships

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Hello, and welcome to the show. I am your host, Joseph Devlin.

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And then next day when you get up and you, get that phone, get that key, whatever from underneath your bed and say, God, help me to stay sober today. That's your prayer starts somewhere. But I always want you to think prayers, like you have in conversation with God. And then the meditation is that piece where we get to listen to God. And so sometimes after those prayers, or you can just sit and listen for 30 seconds or a minute and see if God gives you any, says anything, or gives you any direction for the day on staying sober. But you can also step out and say to God, Hey, God, hey, I need some direction with my job. And I need some direction on how to build my my community support network, and then sit there for five minutes, 15 minutes, and just silence and breeze. And that's that meditation part listening for God. And another great way to get connected in that meditation is just getting connected with your own breath. Many, many folks that I work with are breathing, just from their chest, their breathing, you know, in and their chest is rising and collapsing. And that's just punching, like pumping adrenaline through your body, and it's not giving you the peace, and that you're looking for. But if you do those belly breaths, and I know many of you are familiar with this, and it's, you know, as you breathe in, your belly is rising. And as you breathe out, your belly is collapsing. And so that's a meditation, just get connected with your breath. And you can do that when you're listening to God. And these are just tips that you can talk to your loved one about as they're on their spiritual journey. These are things that you can say, Hey, listen, you know, Hey, have you tried this? What does this look like, you know, and give it a try yourself. And, and they'll know, as you're doing it yourself, maybe you guys end up doing it together, it's a place that brings you even to a closer, a closer bond. And one last thing I do want to say is that, you know, in a 12 step fellowship, they talk about a mentor being a sponsor. So if you could find somebody in this person's life and your loved ones life, who can be a mentor with them on something else that they are looking to explore, and do, such as my client who was an artist, if we could have connected her with maybe a local artist, or somebody who would have been willing to mentor her, that will go a long way. Because it's going to, they're going to be able to teach them a skill and a trade and that creativity will come alive in the individual. And again, like I said, we're spiritual beings. So we want to create. And so this would be, you know, another way that we can connect with, we can help our loved one grow in connections. And because once there's a zest for life, there's a less likely of a chance that somebody's going to go out and use. So let's keep that in mind as well. But you know, of course, we hear about sponsorship, and, you know, I want to go back to that idea of, hey, listen, having somebody having that spiritual mentor in their life. So, in, you know, in having that sponsor, a sponsor, if they're actively working the 12 step program, they're naturally following spiritual principles, and they're going to be discussing these prayer and meditation, and they're gonna be talking about living a different way of life, and being connected and finding out what your own relationship with God looks like. So encourage that, and nurture that and remember that like, we all have somebody in our lives that we love talking to that we look forward to talking to them, that very person who, you know, once we could just be in their vicinity. Sometimes we just feel their peace, and that comfort. And, and, you know, for some, some reason, you know, at the end of our conversations, we feel a little better. And we also feel a little bit clearer about life. And hopefully, we can help our loved one, get connected with someone like that. I want to give you all a challenge today. And my challenge is for you to think about that person, that spiritual person in your life that you're with that that does give you that clarity, that does make you feel better when we do when you're done talking with them, and reach out to them today. And just say thank you, or schedule a lunch with them this week, and sit down and have a conversation with them. So I want to thank you all for being here with me today. And until our next episode, remember, sobriety is a family affair.