Tag: Ego

• March 18, 2026

  What Is Surrender (for Someone Who Is Not Addicted)?

  

  Surrender isn’t just for addicts. Every person faces life-changing moments of loss, heartbreak, and pain. Discover how to recognize a soul-changing experience and use surrender as the energy that transforms your life.

• June 10, 2022

  Living Proof that I am still self-deceived

  Here is one of the most uncomfortable truths in the spiritual life: you can sincerely believe you are doing the work while simultaneously holding back in the exact ways that…

• September 27, 2015

  Raising the bottom

  There is a phrase in recovery circles: “raise your bottom.” The idea is simple but profound. Most people only become willing to do the hard work of real change after…

• March 22, 2015

  What it means to be reborn

  

  At some point in the journey of recovery and spiritual growth, you may arrive at a strange and terrifying moment: you look at your life and realize you no longer…

• November 8, 2013

  Surrender

  Most people think surrendering means giving up. Waving the white flag. Admitting you have lost. But in the context of spiritual growth and recovery, surrender is one of the most…