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12/09/2025

Chopra
"On the other hand, when you expand your awareness, your energy flows freely. You’re more flexible, balanced, and creative. You view yourself and the world with more compassion and understanding. You have more energy and are open to new possibilities. At this level of awareness, you have all the power you could possibly need to create a new reality—a reality of vibrant health and wellbeing."

The Spartan Basics
1. Know how you're wired.
P + B = E = A

2. Healing is an inside job.

3. Start with an internal inspection.

4. Build your BEST version.

The Lesson
Our (P)erceptions + (B)eliefs result in (E)motions and often trigger (A)ction. It's how we're wired and it's a closed loop system. As you act, it rewires the brain. (** formula credit Jeanne Sanner)

What we perceive and believe has a significant impact on our experience in life. If your perceptions and beliefs are negative, you can't have enough positive external factors to make you truly happy and at peace. However, if your perceptions and beliefs are positive, you will be amazed at how well you can navigate negative external stimuli and still remain hopeful and thrive.

Are your perceptions and beliefs warped in any way? Lack of insight and knowledge, trauma, negative biases, attraction to unhealthy goals, toxic relationships, or mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual ailments all have an impact. Have the courage to inspect these aspects with rigorous honesty. Seek wise counsel if necessary.

Invest time daily to work on your best version (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master). Break up the actions into microhabits (2 - 5+ minute actions) that strengthen you mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually in doses. Ultimately, it will strengthen you and clean up your lens for how you experience the world around you.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

12/07/2025

Little Buddha
"For so many of us we hide ourselves because we’re afraid that the truth of who we are will not be acceptable. That if others, even those who we trust with our love, were to see who we really are they would turn from us, that we will be seen not as angels but as monsters.

Do you 'see' your loved ones? Do you let yourself be 'seen'?"

The Spartan Basics
1. Assess with rigorous honesty if you hide your authentic self to gain the approval of others or for fear of rejection.

2. You won't be able to fool everyone all the time, so stop trying.

3. Get to know and strengthen the best version of you.

4. Live your best version authentically.

The Lesson
We all do it in certain small doses, only show a limited portion of ourselves or even put on a "mask" with people, but do you consistently do it across a broader spectrum of people as a way to measure your worth or fit in?

Realize, if you are being inauthentic, other people, who you care about, will find out, and they will feel cheated. Don't create a wedge in the relationship.

Instead, create / review the definition of the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially).

Accept it is better to live authentically and be rejected by some than to try to seek the approval of other's, still get rejected by some, while also rejecting yourself. By actively living as the best version of yourself, you will start to love and accept who you truly are ... as weird or as random as you may be ... and the right people will love and accept you, too.

So, live out the best you daily. Don't act to impress others. Don't hide. Be yourself.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

12/06/2025

Positive Psychology
"The word 'equanimity' comes from the combination of two Latin terms: aequus, meaning 'even, level' and animus, meaning 'mind' or 'spirit.' Equanimity is characterized by the ability to remain calm, composed, open, and non-reactive in the face of challenging or distressing situations.

Luckily, equanimity is not just a psychological trait with which we are born, but also a state of mind that we can actively cultivate."

The Dpartan Steps
1. Pause between emotion and action.

2. Get grounded.

3. (Re)orient your framework for control in the present.

4. Decide and act.

The Lesson
M + C = E & A
Our (M)ind + (C)haracter result in (E)motions and often trigger (A)ction. Create PAUSE between Emotions and Actions. We make 40,000 - 60,000 decisions in a day, and 95% of our actions are on autopilot. What if your autopilot is solely reacting based upon survival or emotions?

In the moment, do a 5-4-3-2-1 grounding. What are:

5 things you can see

4 things you can touch

3 things you can hear

2 things you can smell

1 thing you can taste

This will help bring you to the present moment if you're in fight, flight, or freeze mode.

Remind yourself of the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially), followed by SMART goals, personally and professionally. Working on these are things you can control.

Remember "why", at your deepest motivation, you want to act as the best version of you in ALL situations. This will help keep you from getting drawn into the chaos.

Now, decide to act. Get into action with micro steps (2 - 5+ minute actions) that are integrated with your best version. As you act, you gain a sense of control, creating calm, walking you out of the storm.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

12/05/2025

Roger K. Allen, PhD
"Being present is a state of 'wakefulness' in which you are aware and engaged in this moment, just one thing at a time. It is becoming conscious of what is happening within and around you so that you can participate fully in life. It can be thought of as a powerful mental context that allows you to be responsible for your life and make deliberate choices about how to respond rather than simply reacting to events in a preprogrammed way."

The Spartan Basics
1. It's natural to think about the past and the future, but don't stay stuck there.

2. Reflect ... in limited doses.

3. Know what you're aiming at and why.

4. Invest in the present.

The Lesson
On average, people spend about 80% of their time regretting the past and worried about the future, with only 20% focused on the present. You don't want to forget the past or not plan for the future, but a healthier balance is to spend about 80% of your time mindful and in purposeful action in the present.

Don't shut the door on the past. However, guard against slipping back into ruminating about past hurtful events. And, it's healthy to know what you're aiming at in the future, but watch getting sucked into future tripping.

You have to know what you're aiming at for positive growth. Create / review the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially), followed by SMART goals, personally and professionally. Craft potent "whys" on your deepest motivation.

Now, get grounded in the present. Commit time daily to complete, at minimum, 1 activity (1+ hour action) and 3 - 5 micro habits (2 - 5 minute micro actions) that move you towards your goals. Seek professional help if you're stuck.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

12/04/2025

Daily Stoic
"In any program of self-improvement, the beginning will almost always be the most difficult part. If you haven’t exercised in years then the idea of starting a running program sounds dreadful. But if, in spite of the dread, you put on your shoes and go for that run, something strange happens. At the end of the run, you feel a sense of accomplishment. A feeling that, in spite of what your emotions told you, you did what was best for you. And something even better happens; the more you do this, the easier it gets and eventually, it becomes unthinkable to even act against your own self-interest."

The Spartan Basics
1. Replace comfort with curiosity.

2. Get clear about what you're aiming at.

3. Develop deeply personal reasons "why".

4. Get into action with the smallest steps possible.

The Lesson
Your brain seeks calm and comfort, so starting something new sends warning signals and resistance. But your brain also gets excited by curiosity. Get curious about what this new journey can produce.

Create / review the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially), followed by SMART goals, personally and professionally, and healthy hobbies.

Craft powerful "whys" with at least one "why" to the negative that would disgust you if you violate your values. Go deep! You can accept resistance when it serves a purpose for your "whys".

Commit time daily to complete, at minimum, 1 activity (1+ hour action) and 3 - 5 micro habits (2 - 5 minute micro actions) that move you towards your goals. Starting with small steps reduces the brains resistance to change. Action transforms anxiety into desire to achieve.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

12/03/2025

Steemit
"So if everyone is afraid, what is the difference between the brave person and the coward? The only difference is that the brave person disciplines himself to confront, deal with, and act in spite of the fear. In contrast, the coward allows himself to be dominated and controlled by the fear."

The Spartan Basics
1. Have the courage to expand your comfort zone.

2. Be clear about what you're aiming at.

3. Create a plan.

4. Fail fast. Learn faster. Stay disciplined.

The Lesson
Whether forced out of your comfort zone due to life challenges or by choosing to grow, realize you've been here before and survived. All growth requires courage. It produces open-mindedness, seeks solutions, involves creativity, and inspires adaptability. Cowardice has you retreat back to your comfort zone and creates stagnation in your life.

Create / review the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially), followed by SMART goals, personally and professionally, and healthy hobbies. Craft powerful "whys" with at least one "why" to the negative that would disgust you if you violate your values. Go deep! You can be more courageous and disciplined when you have a clear picture of what you're aiming at.

Then, create the plan of purposeful activities (30 - 60 minute events) and micro habits (2 - 5+ minute actions) focused on stretching your comfort zone as you move towards your goals.

Follow courage with disciplined, consistent action. Start with as small of steps as possible. Fail fast, fail small. Learn. Adjust. Succeed fast. Rinse and repeat until you develop a mastery and achieve your goals. Victory is attainable with courage and discipline.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

12/02/2025

Medium.com
"In essence, 'A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it,' serves as a poignant reminder of life’s inherent unpredictability. While we may strive to chart our own course, we must remain open to the possibility that our destiny lies not in the destination but in the journey itself. As we navigate the winding roads of life, may we find solace in the knowledge that every step we take brings us closer to our true purpose."

The Spartan Basics
1. Don't avoid what you need to face.

2. The path may be the same, but you can change.

3. Get on with your journey.

4. Learn your lesson and move on.

The Lesson
How much time, emotion, energy, and effort did you spend on avoiding the path you need to take in life, hoping it will keep you safe and avoid pain only to create greater consequences and you still had to face your fate? What would you have saved if you just turned and faced what you needed to?

While there are challenges, consequences, and pain on the path you must venture forth on, you can become a different person by focusing on the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially) and working on being that person who faces challenges.

Strengthen your resilience to be able to handle complex situations. Commit time daily to complete, at minimum, one healthy activity (30 - 60 minute events) and three micro habits (2 - 5+ minute actions) to strengthen your best version. Start small.

As you go forth, focus on your effort and the journey, not just the destination. Learn your lessons. Evolve. Don't continue to avoid and create the scenario that you will need to go down this path again.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

12/01/2025

Harvard Business Review
"Our brains tag effort as bad because it’s hard work. They default to what feels “normal” — the networks that tell us where and how to travel through our daily existence. Those networks are so deep in our thinking that when we’re traveling a new and challenging path — regardless of what that path is — our wheels default back to the worn-in grooves."

The Spartan Basics
1. Transformation is not comfortable ... and that's ok.

2. Focus on your character development over your comfort.

3. Know what you're aiming at and why.

4. Get into purposeful action to create a new capacity.

The Lesson
While "comfort" sounds good in the immediate, and can be OK in smaller doses, it isn't possible to stay comfortable and change. Not all "pain" is bad. Transformation and growth occur by going through some amount of adversity that can feel like things are falling apart.

Assess which matters more to you ... comfort or competency. If you put your comfort first, you will sacrifice your best version when it requires going through perceived pain of temporary discomfort associated with transformation. However, the greater you put effort into personal development, the greater you will expand your comfort zone, and ultimately achieve the comfort you seek.

Create / review the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master) and SMART goals. Develop deeply personal, potent "whys" for achieving these.

Put a consistent daily effort into activities (30 - 60 minute events) and micro habits (2 - 5+ minute actions) that create competency. You will go through the phases of transformation from being:

- unconsciously incompetent
- consciously incompetent
- consciously competent
- unconsciously competent

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

11/30/2025

Liz Hale
"So why are some people more daring than others? It’s partly in our biology – the craving of dopamine – but daring people are also not afraid to fail. Successful people fail more than the average person. They do not give up when they fail and they do not take failure personally."

The Spartan Basics
1. All paths in life have fear.

2. Know what you're aiming at.

3. Your "whys" to dare must be stronger than the "whys" from fear.

4. Break difficulties down to simple steps.

The Lesson
Are you daring, or do you allow fear to make choices for you? Daring isn't about being reckless. It's about not letting fear hold you back from healthy (or necessary) goals.

Healthy Risk = healthy goal + big upside + little downside

Unhealthy Risk = unhealthy goal + little upside + big downside

The bigger the risk, the greater the fear. That doesn't mean you shouldn't move forward. Educate yourself about the scenario to create the best plan of action.

Create / review the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially). What would your best character values have you do in each scenario? Choose based upon who you strongly dare to become.

If you dont have powerful reasons why you desire your ideals, you will avoid the things you fear. Instead, you will focus on short-term pleasures, pain avoidance, or whatever comes easily.

Break down difficulties into simple steps:

Small steps = small failures minimize difficulties

Small steps = small victories get you into healthy action quickly

If you turn and face what you dare, if you remember what you're ultimately aiming at and why, if you break down difficulties into small steps, and get into action, you will get past the fear. Dare to win.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

11/29/2025

Psychology Today
"Being in touch with your feelings will make you a better person, as well as a better parent and partner. Being true to your emotions can’t help but make you feel better about yourself, for you’re able to be authentic.

When we choose to bury our feelings, we act differently. We may not make ourselves available to others and may withdraw, or just not fully engage when we do spend time with other people. At other times, we can react inappropriately because our emotions are pulling us in a different direction from where we really want or need to go."

The Spartan Basics
1. Suppressing emotions will make you sick.

2. Don't confuse regulation with suppression.

3. If you suppress emotions, get to the root.

4. Value your emotions, even when they don't feel good.

The Lesson
Consider studies have shown that suppressing emotions leads to stress, contributing to hypertension and heart disease, as well as social detachment, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.

Repeated suppression of emotions will make you sick, while regulating them is wise. Suppression tries to ignore emotions. Regulation acknowledges them while realizing that your emotions don't have to dictate your actions.

If you're suppressing your emotions, there may be unhealthy attachment styles, unresolved trauma, and elevated neuroticism. Seek professional help. These issues can result in the symptoms mentioned above, plus harmed relationships, clouded judgment, struggles in work, and lack of joy in life. Seek professional help to get to the root.

Accept that while not all emotions feel good, they all serve a purpose to make us aware of something. Think of them as notification symbols on your vehicle's dashboard. It's better to be aware if a sensor goes off than ignore it and deal with a major breakdown.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepines.com

11/28/2025

Dr. Soha Emam
"In our journey through life, we often find ourselves faced with a difficult decision: Should we choose to hear a comforting lie or confront the painful truth? While the allure of a comforting lie may provide temporary solace and shield us from discomfort, it is essential to recognize the profound impact that embracing the truth can have on our personal growth, relationships, and overall well-being."

The Spartan Basics
1. Assess the + / - of not seeking out the truth.

2. Have the courage to face the truth.

3. Could your reality be warped?

4. Seek wise counsel for guidance.

The Lesson
Invest 5 minutes and weigh out the perceived
benefits of not looking at the truth... minimizing pain, avoiding conflicts, dodging responsibility ... and weigh them against the negatives ... harmed relationships, sickness, increased fear, a diminished life. Self-deception creates short-term perceived comfort at the cost of real long-term pain.

While it can be frightening or painful to look at the truth, avoiding it creates greater harm. Pause your opinions, suspend your desire to deceive yourself, and seek out the truth. You can't ultimately protect yourself by holding onto a false reality.

Are there aspects of life that you've been unwilling to look at, or are you choosing to create a skewed reality? Have past trauma or failures altered your experiences, influencing your beliefs and ultimately how you see things?

This isn't something you're likely to figure out on your own since you lack perspective, have emotional attachments to people, places, and things, or have trauma or other ailments that you aren't trained to treat. That would be like expecting you to do open heart surgery on yourself. The only way to heal is to seek out wise counsel and/or professionals help to help you find the truth so you can orient yourself to right action.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recov

11/26/2025

AI
"The process of continuous growth, learning, and achieving goals can trigger a positive feedback loop in the brain, leading to a strong desire to keep pushing further and experiencing the rewarding feeling of self-improvement, similar to how other addictive behaviors work."

The Spartan Basics
1. Know what you're aiming at.

2. Create a plan.

3. Remove addictive distractions.

4. Get into consistent, purposeful action.

The Lesson
Create / review the best version of you (your top 5 - 10 character assets you wish to master mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and socially), followed by SMART goals, personally and professionally, and healthy hobbies. Craft powerful "whys" with at least one "why" to the negative that would disgust you if you violate your values. Go deep!

Create the plan of purposeful activities (30 - 60 minute events) and micro habits (2 - 5+ minute actions) focused on achieving your goals.

Inventory your addictive distractions ...
.. tempting sources of unhealthy pleasure.. toxic relationships.. unhealthy social media usage.. TV

Create boundaries for these distractions. These things are competing for your dopamine production.

Instead, dedicate the time daily to work on your best version, SMART goals, and healthy hobbies. Include 1 activity and 3 - 5 micro habits daily to help build momentum with rapid implementation. You can increase the frequency, duration, complexity, efficiency, and effectiveness of your new habits as you gain momentum.

As you get into action pursuing your purpose, your brain starts releasing dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin ... often referred to as the Happiness Trifecta. This creates drive with a peaceful, relaxing feeling, creating an increasing, healthy addictive feeling.

Questions? Need help with this? Reach out to us at: info@recoveryinthepine.com

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