DO YOU KNOW GRACE?
I have known ladies in my life named Grace, and many of us chill when we hear the old hymn “Amazing Grace”, but these are not the graces I’m thinking about.
What really got me thinking about grace was a poem/prose called “Footprints” that I heard what I needed to. For those who are not familiar, go to http://www.footprints-inthe-sand.com/index.php?page=Poem/Poem.php, and see if it rings a bell for you.
For so many years I felt I walked alone. So many people around me, but insi…
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Added by Keith Bray on December 1, 2008 at 3:20am —
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UNIVERSAL TRUTH
Key to a Co-Creative recovery Process
Ever been in a situation where you heard something for likely the thousandth time, but all of a sudden it resonates within you? Not a burning bush moment, but an ahaa? I had just that happen last night.
When I began the journey to recover a happier, joyous and more abundant life (a Big Life as opposed to the life I lived that was getting small), I was devoid of all things spiritual. Devoid at least on a conscious basis. God was something I’d…
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Added by Keith Bray on November 29, 2008 at 12:13am —
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SUCCESS ALLERGY?
Are You Allergic To Success? (An adaptation from a business article)
Success allergy? How can that be? Success is a concept, not something you eat, drink, wear or come into a physical contact with. Even so, it does appear that a large number of people just may be allergic to success. Perhaps, not in the sense that you have physical presentation like a rash, stuffy nose, watery eyes, swelling or inflammation when you come in contact with success. An allergic reaction to success…
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Added by Keith Bray on November 17, 2008 at 3:51am —
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Redefining Work
More support for “The Creative Theory of Recovery”
I’ve been privileged to walk this earth for a while, do some great things, travel and work with interesting and progressive people. I’ve also seen far too many talented people what I would call “under achieve their hopes and dreams” because they don’t know how to make it happen.
I have been on a journey of life recovery for many years, and a part of getting an abundant life is living with out addictive substances and behaviours t…
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Added by Keith Bray on November 8, 2008 at 3:02am —
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DO I HEAR YOU?
We need to listen to one another.
--Chaim Poto
How basic is this statement. How often do I forget it? It is a good reminder to me.
How often do I get so caught up in my own world I hear what you’re saying without hearing? Can others relate?
Listening is an important skill to cultivate. We need to sit in our healing circles and lovingly listen and learn from each other. We are each other's teachers. Our sponsors and advisors listen to our troubles, and we listen to their suggesti…
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Added by Keith Bray on October 28, 2008 at 2:53am —
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Using a Life Coach for Addiction Recovery
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and deadline behind it.
As I went through a major process to determine what I wanted to focus on for the rest of my life, the answer finally came to me:
Helping others.
Specifically, coaching them to success.
I went through a very thorough educational process to become certified as a LIFE Coach. It was strongly suggested that I have a coaching niche. While I am currently coaching people in goal setti…
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Added by Keith Bray on October 23, 2008 at 1:17am —
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Personal Responsibility
There are so many great readings I get directly, read daily in books, or see posted on mtrecovery.com. To day, from Hazelden, I got the following and it rang a bell. There are some essentials I have to apply in my own life, and through my coaching with clients in my areas, life achievement or addiction recovery, help my clients find.
The article below articulates a thought better than I ever could, but a thought every human being must realize if they are to achieve their…
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Added by Keith Bray on October 20, 2008 at 3:06am —
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The Power Of We
When I started on the journey to recover a life that was happy, joyous and free, and life filled with hope and serenity, I quickly learned the power of “WE”.
While addictions were active in my life at the time, they were not the problem that stopped me from achieving the life I wanted. They were a solution to escaping the “less than” and “underachiever” feelings that were within; feelings I could not identify or share.
From the 12 Steps and being in 12 Step programs, I have lear…
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Added by Keith Bray on October 10, 2008 at 2:10am —
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Make It A Good Day?
When I got up Wednesday morning, I had a choice to make. I choose to make it a good day.
There is enough craziness going on in this world, the talk of economic collapse, and gosh help us, elections on both sides of the border. Here in Canada, as far as leadership goes, I don’t find any real good choice. In working with politicians for years to advocate causes, I learned one thing quickly. The only real certainty starting from the time they are confirmed as elected? The real…
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Added by Keith Bray on October 3, 2008 at 12:45am —
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MIRRORING
A weekend just past and the first client of day completed, and my head turns to a technique known as mirroring.
Funny, as I work with clients to bring out the talent within them, I find myself asking questions that I am, in part, asking of myself. It is true that we see ourselves in others. In coaching, we attract clients that are in a similar space to where we are at.
There is a great piece of prose "Man/Woman in the Mirror" that I like to hear. If anyone needs a good reminder, search…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 30, 2008 at 3:03am —
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ASS/U/ME
This is one I’ve wanted to do for a while. I’m just back from my favorite Saturday morning meeting, and it is always a great reminder of where I was, and what has changed! I am eternally grateful. It stops me from taking things for granted, from assuming!
Even though I have been on a journey of change for a long time, I still find myself making assumptions, and often, as indicated in the title, the assumption backfires!
To assume what other people are thinking or feeling without askin…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 28, 2008 at 3:15am —
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Why I'm Here
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Posted September 23rd, 2008 by Keith
First and foremost, I'm here to attract clients. I am a life coach who has helped clients to achieve the results they want, and have also helped others to create a life journey that is free from the effects of addiction.
I know that my life purpose is to help others achieve, and as well as a living a balanced life personally, this is the most satisfying thing I can do.I love life and love to laugh and cherish the hope and sereni…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 25, 2008 at 1:35am —
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Ego and Addiction
I am a believer that things happen for a reason, and people come in to your life when they should. I have talked in past blogs about my friend Patrick and the great Spiritual River daily blog he does. I look forward to a full collaborative “thing” with him. Who knows where it may go.
While I coach many in areas outside of addictions, I have a thorough understanding of addictions, have learned from 12 step programs, and fully believe that the principles of the 12 steps would he…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 20, 2008 at 12:00am —
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ARE YOU LIVING IN TODAY?
There is real joy in working with others. They, in part, keep me totally focus in the day. I help my clients to identify their dreams and make them a reality. By the journey they take is taken a day at a time. Again, the words of others ring true.
“Living or Waiting?
What is the real secret of living 24 hours at a time? Isn't it really a matter of feeling completely comfortable in the present rather than believing that happiness depends on something in the future?
Wh…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 18, 2008 at 1:00am —
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Experience-A Teacher?
We Live Several Lives In One Lifetime!
Funny, remembering back to when I stopped my primary addiction, and in working with others, I am often reminded of the “using” dreams that occur after we give something up!
In looking back over my journey, I have lived several lives over my time on this earth. Each memory has a purpose in my life going forward, and in many ways, it allows me to work more effectively with others.
Waking up from a terrifying dream, we first sigh with…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 17, 2008 at 1:29am —
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Can You Relate?
You are the hero of your life.
This statement is the foundation behind my journey and a new life (now 14 years and counting) and the true fundamental principal that drives my coaching practice.
YOU MUST BE THE HERO OF YOUR OWN LIFE.
Coaching can help you find that hero!
Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us,…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 16, 2008 at 2:30am —
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Sunday-Hello Ike
A weekend with no golf thanks to life, hurricane Ike and its little friends.
I have seen some pictures of the devastation the hurricanes have inflicted in the US. My heart goes out to the people in the Caribbean and southern US for what they are going through. It must be awful.
I’ve had a friend/mentee staying with me for the last four days. One of the most brilliant guys I know, but he could not stop drinking. His addiction caused “wet brain” and a stroke, and the fellow who h…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 15, 2008 at 1:36am —
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Reality Check
Last night, in talking with a fellow who I work with as a guide and mentor, I was faced with a reality check. It was a reminder, and a mini-awakening.
Seated in the room with me was a friend of long standing, a doctor, who through abuse of substance and things that can go with it, has suffered serious brain damage. While his wife is out of town, he stays with us.
During the phone conversation, the discussion basic stuff, accepting that we are powerless over certain things in our l…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 13, 2008 at 1:16am —
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Live Today- Things Change Quickly
I awoke this morning to a brilliant blue sky, and an awareness that something subtle had changed. I have a funeral to attend today.
I attend meetings on a fairly regular basis. I am a creature of habit, and have been sitting in the same area of the meeting for years. I look around the room and there is a certain comfort in seeing familiar faces.
There are people that you come across that you don’t get to know all that well for 100 reasons, but do have conversat…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 11, 2008 at 1:48am —
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You Are Special and Unique
As I do my coaching thing, there is one thing that is a mainstay. Each of us is special and unique. Each of us has talents, and each of us is capable of setting goals and achieving them.
I am a recovered person from addictions who is constantly recovering. This coupled with a great business career, some great coaching in certain aspects of my life, and obtaining coaching certification, makes me fairly unique in my field, and allows me, through experience, to help cli…
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Added by Keith Bray on September 10, 2008 at 1:47am —
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