Thinking about a slip requires intervening on our own behalf. Ever since Pavlov studied conditioned responses in rats and dogs, science has uncovered what many sensed but never articulated, we are all creatures of habit. By ringing bells with intermittent rewards or punishments, he caused his lab animals to run towards anticipated pleasures like foodContinue reading “Avoiding Onramps to a Slip”
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Talking the Talk vs Walking the Walk
Those of us who are traveling on the road to recovery are fortunate to have found new directions and purpose. However, just because we have undertaken the task of turning our lives around does not mean that our efforts will be rewarded easily or that obstacles and pitfalls will magically disappear once we have madeContinue reading “Talking the Talk vs Walking the Walk”
Gratitude vs Attitude
Having a good day often depends on which side of the bed you rise from. Starting one’s morning with an attitude of gratitude generally produces better results than approaching events with a negative bias. Launching one’s activities under a cloud of fear, anxiety, or hopelessness can become as much of a self-fulfilling prophecy as itsContinue reading “Gratitude vs Attitude”
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