Being sober and becoming happy: the best ideas from the director of spiritual guidance at hazelden - john a. macdougall

In this hopeful and useful guide, Dr.

John MacDougall explains how to maintain our spiritual condition so that we can remain reliably sober, and come to restore our relationships with God, ourselves, and those we love.

By practicing the spiritual principles of the Twelve Step programs, and making a daily commitment to our program of recovery, we reliably become happy.

ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Staying SoberChapter 2: Spirituality and RecoveryChapter 3: Surrender and TrustChapter 4: Practice What PrinciplesChapter 5: Spiritual Recovery from Trauma and AbuseChapter 6: Love and RomanceChapter 7: HopeChapter 8: Finding Joy in LifeChapter 9: Becoming HappyAdvance reviews for Being Sober and Becoming Happy: THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN BY A BRILLIANT MIND WITH A GIFT FOR HUMOR, CLARITY, ORIGINALITY, AND MOST IMPORTANT -SIMPLICITY.

IN MY OPINION, NO BETTER BOOK HAS BEEN WRITTEN ON RELAPSE PREVENTION AND THE 12 STEPS SINCE THE BIG BOOK.

THE AUTHOR HAS SPENT 30 YEARS IN AL-ANON, NA AND AA AND KNOWS WHAT HELPS - AND WHAT DOESNT - BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS.

OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE, THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION FOR US ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN RECOVERY FROM ANY SORT OF SUFFERING.

George E, Vaillant MDProfessor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolAuthor of Spiritual EvolutionAs we realize we have a God, rather than we are gods, we get to stop trying to control life, and we get to simply live life instead.

Ive decided that my life is unmanageable only when I am trying to manage it.

My life isnt meant to be managed, it is meant to be lived.

This quote is one of the hundreds of pithy ideas from John MacDougalls new book, the book you are soon to be engrossed in.

His insights, and they materialize with ease on every page, are amazing and Ive loved hearing him share them in meetings and on the circuit for years.

But having all that wisdom, told with humor at times, but with clarity always, in one place is what makes this book invaluable.

John simply gets to the core of any issue with such ease, and he makes himself understood with little work on the readers part.

He writes, or speaks, and we listen and learn with our hearts and minds.

John MacDougall has been instrumental in the lives of so many people, those in the fellowship and those who have simply been lucky enough to share a few moments of his time while passing through some stage of life.

He doesnt reserve his gift of understanding how life works, life without alcohol or pills but always with a Go.