Dads in Recovery, Being a great Sober Dad
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Dads in Recovery,Been preparing for this for over a year. Are you a dad in Recovery? Do you know a Dad in recovery?
I have spoken to Hundreds of Dads and they all say the same thing, They all Love their kids and want and strive to be a great dad.
Check out the video and let me know what you think.
Good morning! It's September 1st, and I'm out here in the backyard with the dogs. I'm excited to announce that we're starting another Dads in Recovery course...
Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called 'the love of your fate.' Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, 'This is what I need.' It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment--not discouragement--you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow.
Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. You’ll see that this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.
~Joseph Campbell, Reflections on the Art of Living.
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Daily Reflections, Nov 29. "ACTIVE GUARDIANS"To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-se...
Daily Reflections, Nov 28. ATTRACTION, NOT PROMOTIONThrough many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opp...
Daily Reflections, Nov 23. "HOLD YOUR FACE TO THE LIGHT"
Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.
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One Sunday in October, during my morning meditation, I glanced out the window at the ash tree in our front yard. At once I was overwhelmed by its magnificent, golden color! As I stared in awe at God's work of art, the leaves began to fall and, within minutes, the branches were bare. Sadness came over me as I thought of the winter months ahead, but just as I was reflecting on autumn's annual process, God's message came through. Like the trees, stripped of their leaves in the fall, sprout new blossoms in the spring, I had had my compulsive, selfish ways removed by God in order for me to blossom into a sober, joyful member of A.A. Thank you, God, for the changing seasons and for my ever-changing life.
Daily Reflections, Nov 23. "HOLD YOUR FACE TO THE LIGHT"Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.AS BIL...
Daily Reflections, Oct 16th, THROUGHOUT EACH DAY Lest we forget.
Daily Reflections, Oct 16th, THROUGHOUT EACH DAY Lest we forget. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,...
Great walk with the dogs.
Daily Reflections, Sept 19. ACCEPTANCE. Lack of Power.... .The Zoom code for the Friday night Big Book study and the Monday night Meditation Both at 7PM, Cod...
Anybody want to go to this?
If your free and in the area or you wanna ride up with me!! Or convoy together. Leaving Calgary at 4pm
I’m sharing my story!
This sat the 15th in Bentley Alberta
Happy New Year. Love you.
This is the time to be here now. Beyond the crazy thinking. Beyond Fear, judgement, complaint. To the place of Peace, serenity, joy. We are in this moment Free.
We often think that we are not being good dads.
How is your relationship with your dad?
What does it mean, Being a good dad?
How can we improve our relationship with our kids?
What is the magic ingredient in that relationship?
Give us a quick listen if you are a dad in recovery, Love to get your feedback and comments.
Courage, Gratitude, Love, Generosity where do these qualities come from?
Courage, Gratitude, Love, Generosity where do these qualities come from?
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Love is misunderstood to be an emotion; actually it is a state of awareness, a way of being in the world, a way of seeing oneself and others. Love for God or nature or even one's pets opens the door to spiritual inspiration. The desire to make others happy overrides selfishness. The more we give love, the greater our capacity to do so becomes. It is a good beginning practice to merely mentally wish others well throughout the course of the day. Love blossoms into lovingness, which becomes progressively more intense, nonselective, and joyful.
- Along the Path to Enlightenment ~
~David R Hawkins . MD,PHD.
Is Dad important to you?
Family, Kids need their dad.
Often Dad doesn't feel wanted or needed.
Dad, get over it.
You are needed and Wanted.
Being a dad is the most important job you will ever have. Right?
Holy S**t man, if that statement is true, Why are you going it alone?
Let's look at the facts: Was your dad important to you?
Even if your dad was not there in your life in a visible way, that shaped you.
What we do as dads, shapes our kids.
Are you showing up at the level you can with your kids?
I don't care how old we are we need and want our dad's Love and attention.
I'm open to speaking with you about this, message me.
Let's get started, The time is now.
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We often think that we are not being good dads. How is your relationship with your dad? What does it mean, Being a good dad? How can we improve our relationship with our kids? What is the magic ingredient in that relationship? Give us a quick listen if you are a dad in recovery, Love to get your feedback and comments.
Is Dad important to you? Family, Kids need their dad. Often Dad doesn't feel wanted or needed. Dad, get over it. You are needed and Wanted.
Being a dad is the most important job you will ever have. Right? Holy Sh*t man, if that statement is true, Why are you going it alone? Let's look at the facts: Was your dad important to you? Even if your dad was not there in your life in a visible way, that shaped you. What we do as dads, shapes our kids. Are you showing up at the level you can with your kids? I don't care how old we are we need and want our dad's Love and attention. I'm open to speaking with you about this, message me. Let's get started, The time is now.
So, you're a dad and you have a dad. Many of us are focused on our relationship with our kids and have forgotten our relationship with our dad. Let's talk about that. At this moment, not drinking or using is no longer the immediate problem, now we are figuring out how to live as a dad and really be there for our kids. Often the trust is very broken and we are desperate to regain that connection with our kids. Let's look at our example in the relationship with our own dad.
Doesn't everyone want a happy, safe family? Over these last few months, I have been sitting with that. What do Dads in Recovery want? Dads in Recovery want the same thing as Moms want. We want to show up as loving, available consistent dads. Right? My passion is to support all men in doing that and over the next few months, I will interview dozens of men living that.
It's Fear Man, That's why we run away, that's why we do it the hard way. Dads, what are you thinking? Wise men learn from other men. Can your kids really wait, while you try to figure it out? My kids were still young when I went looking for men that were great dads, men that wanted to be great dads. That was many years ago. Since then I have spent years learning and teaching men how to show up for their families. Don't let selfish fear keep you from this course and this community of dads. Time is not on your side, you have dittled away too much of it.
As I speak with the new men that are signing up for my next course, many of them come form a long line of addiction and alcoholism in their families and they really want to break the chain in the next generation. As men sign up and we talk about their kids and the Love they have for their children, I'm touched by the possibility of long term benifit that we as a group of men can have by supporting our men / dads in being present in the lives of their kids. Thank you to the women that are supporting their men in becoming the dads their kids need. See less
Recovering Dads deserve a second chance, right? Yes, we do, and we also need to work for the chance. Often, a man may think that stopping drinking is enough. Even if we know that there is a long period of rebuilding ahead, we may not have any idea what being that trusted, conscious, loving dad looks like or how to get there. Where does the man in recovery, whether he be one year sober or twenty years look for clues on being that great dad? Often we didn't have great role models in the homes we grew up in and also maybe our sponsor isn't an expert on parenting. That is the plan here on this channel and in the 8-week course starting Sept 20th. The course is full of the insights you need and also we create a peer group of dads to support each other in this often complicated and super important job of being a dad. Or you could just wing it.
Is your dad or the father of your children an alcoholic / addict? How do you see that? Do you see him as having a mental illness? Or, do you see him as just weak and dishonest? Tough question? Many people in recovery struggle for years with that Question and never seem to really recover. If you have an alcoholic or addict in your family or are one, let's look at this question. Mental Illness or poor Character? Our belief and knowledge on this can shape our response. My mission is to work with alcoholic / addict Dads and their families to bring understanding, harmony, and Love into these relationships.
Why are Dads, Dads that are in Recovery so hard to reach? So many dads seem to live behind the mask of "I got this" or "I will figure it out on my own" The fear of admitting that we don't have this being a father's job nailed keeps us from asking for help. The truth is that we don't know what we don't know, and we plug along a bit angry and scared because things aren't going so well, or maybe we have run away into work or some other diversion. Often the Mother of our children has had it with you, She doesn't know how to make you the dad she believes you could be or the one she sees that her kids need, and the trust is broken. Finding men that can support you in seeing the truth about you and your job as a dad is not easy, right? We are here, Men that are committed to growing into trusted, available, Loving fathers. Come join us.
Been Working with Dads, Men in recovery that want to be a better dad, or even to see their kids. It's a tough one because nobody says That we are or are not really showing up for our kids. The law will step in to make sure we pay, ie child support, but who says if we are spending enough time with them. Are you a dad? Are you in Recovery? Are you being a real hands-on dad? That's a tough one, where is the benchmark. If you are struggling in the job as a dad, let's talk.
Family, Recovery is a Family project. Are your kids getting a sober, available Dad? Mom, I want to talk to you. I am facilitating a course for dads in recovery and it's time to hear your story, I want to hear what really needs to change, from your point of view. All the dads I have spoken to say they Love their kids and want to be there for them. How do you see it going? Where is the father of children getting his parenting advice and support from? As a dad, is he a mature man?
Love is the magic sauce in being a great Dad I'm not talking about conditional Love or selective Love. So here you are, in recovery, agreeing that everything has to change, wanting to show up as a loving hands-on dad and you are still hanging onto anger, blame, judgment and fear. Whatever!
It seems that our society can change drastically as we lift dad up. Let's become aware that many young men and women have not been fathered well and therefore they don't know how to be a good father or don't know how to pick a good man to be the father of their children and or support the man you have chosen. In many cases, there is malty generational pain. If your husband, bother, son, cousin, neighbor, or friend is struggling in his job as a dad, reach out, and lift him up. Look at the stats, the jails are full of men and women from fatherless homes. Many single-parent homes are people that were brought up in fatherless homes. We need to change the story about Dad. I'm committed to helping men be better dads. The picture has gotten bigger as I go down this rabbit hole of supporting dad in Recovery. Love to get your feedback, need your support. Sending Love to all.
Women, How important is Dad? Both your dad and your kid's dad? You say that you Love your Kids and yet some of you push their father away, Why? You say that it's important for children to have an active, loving father, just not that guy. Men, it's time to Step up and be the father you know you can be. You don't need the approval of anyone to be a great dad. Your kids need you. Let's all grow up. I hear you, it's not easy to move past feelings to True Love, the unconditional Love of a mother and a father.
Did you plan to be a dad? Really? So many of us woke up one day and there we were, a dad. So very confusing. Many of us were so young and immature, without guidance, without a father role model. Not only did you not know how to be a dad we also did not know how to live honestly in relationship with life. The women we had children with were disappointed and often the trust had been broken almost beyond repair. So here we are, its fathers day and we are trying, to somehow be the dad we thought we could be or maybe we have just run away. Overwhelmed by expectations, our own and those of others. How to find a comfortable fit as a dad? How to heal the broken trust? let's talk about that, My mission is to help Dads in recovery find themselves as strong Dads and reliable role models. Help is on the way. Connect with us, let yourself be supported by other men that are having meaningful success and a Dad in Recovery.
Dads in Recovery, Often feel like they are not needed. Man, I have spoken to so many dads these last few months and many of them are struggling to be the dad they believe they can be. So many of my dads did not have great role models and now they get that it's up to them to make a stand as a great dad or at least an improved dad. My mission is to support All dads and most specifically Dads in Recovery. Men often find themselves at a young age dealing with two of life's biggest challenges, one being a dad and the other being a relationship with their child's mom. Neither of these jobs for the practicing addict or alcoholic has a handbook. Now we are sober and Growing up without much detailed support in these areas. Hang in there, Help is on the way.
Why help Dads in Recovery Break the chain of addiction in their family tree? Some of the results that are possible are We heal the relationships with our own Moms and Dads. We love the mothers of our kids no matter what she has done or not done. We grow up. Men realize how important they are as Dad. So many powerful results are possible as we grow into our role as a great dad. The number one most important result in my view is that we may break the chain of addiction in our children's lives.
My dads often say that being a dad is the most important job in their life, whatever? Why then is it so hard to ask for help? There is some stupid idea that we are just supposed to know what we need to know about being a sober dad. Where is the benchmark in this journey of being a Recovery dad? Are you in a Loving relationship with the mother of your kids, whether you guys are living together or not? How is your relationship with your dad? Do you actually get to spend time with your kids? Do you want to spend your time with your kids? Well, you are right about one thing, your job as a dad is super important to your family, your kids, our community, and the next generation. My passion is to help men get access to the kids, and have successful loving families, whether they are living under the same roof or not. Let's get beyond court-ordered access if that's the case. Let's rebuild those estranged relationships with our children, no matter how old they are. Above all let's be there to help our kids break the chain of addiction in the family tree. My next live Dads in recovery course is coming up soon, lets's get you on a call with me to see if this is a fit for you.
If you are a Dad and in recovery, this may be for you. If you are experiencing one or more of these then let's talk. If you are estranged from your kids or family, let's talk. If you are fighting with your kids' mom over access, let's talk. If one or more of your kids is in addiction or in danger of being an addict or alcoholic, let's talk. I've been gratefully a sober dad for over 40 years and in healthy relationships with my 3 sober kids and their moms. I'm passionate about helping sober dads be the dads we truly want to be, Let's talk and see if you and I are a fit for my style of coaching.
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