The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal: Meditations for Reclaiming Your Authenticity (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: meditation journal, Meclltation Journal, Meclítation Journal

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Product Description

Show up for yourself, one day at a time.

"So, here I sit, knowing that the past is behind and the present is mine to enjoy as I choose. Being here now, I love it all, and I love myself for showing up for myself. When I do that, show up for myself, the past has no power over me. This is recovery, living with awareness and gratitude, one feeling at a time, one day at a time."

What is recovery?
How do you define it?
What's the point?
How do you approach your journey of recovery?

The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal is intended to inspire and challenge you to seek your own answers to these questions. Spirit recovery is about reclaiming your authenticity: unraveling the matrix of who you believe you are, while finding the willingness to consider perspectives other than the ones you currently have.

Being in recovery is being in life, it's about integrity and the freedom in taking personal responsibility for our lives. In these pages, you will find gentle encouragement and the reminder that the key to recovery is in the power of choice.

About the Author

An apprentice of the Nagual don Miguel Ruiz, Lee McCormick is founder of The Ranch, a holistic recovery treatment center located on two thousand acres in middle Tennessee, and Spirit Recovery Inc. He is currently the program consultant at Renaissance Malibu, a world class healing and treatment facility, where he implements the spirit recovery model at their facility in Malibu California. He shares his time between the Santa Monica Mountains above Malibu and at his ranches in Tennessee.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: HCI (March 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757303935
• ISBN-13: 978-0757303937
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #645,635 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thought to Set Your Day, December 20, 2005

By	James F. Morris "Jim Morris" (CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal is simple, it is straightforward, and it is fun. One could describe it as a series of meditations to start the day, but they're not the standard meditation. Lee McCormick is, among other things, a surfer and a cowboy, a family man, and a shaman, and a world-class musician. He is also a recovering addict. All of that and a poetic appreciation fot the world around him feed into these meditations. Whoever you are, whether you're recovering from an addiction to substances or an addiction to your own suffering, these will help you. They will help you set your day for a good one, and that's what you need, a good day today. This is a HIGHLY useful tool to achieve that end.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal, January 13, 2006

By	Toril Newman "Clinical Director" (Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have enjoyed reading Lee McCormick's book, "The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal". Lee writes like he talks - straight and to the point. He speaks candidly about his vulnerability, humanness, judgments, dreams and the power of choice. The language will be familiar for people in 12-step programs, as well as those on other spiritual journeys. We can all relate to his insights - "Mr. Stupid Meets Mr. Mouth" on page 70 is one of the DOZENS of mirror experiences I've had! This is a book about taking responsibility, no longer being a victim, and learning to live happy, joyous and free.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Universal in the Personal, January 12, 2006

By	Kevin G. - See all my reviews

The Spirit Recovery Meditation Journal tells the stories and experiences of one man, but they resonate with a universality that touches me, and I'm sure many others. Lee McCormick gives us "90 meditations in 90 days," a beautiful set of contemplations to start the day. The book, though directed at people in "recovery," will serve anyone searching for an authentic spiritual path. Besides being wise, humble,and humorous, McCormick has an inviting voice that draws me in. I can't wait 90 days to read this. But I'll return to it for its gentle reminders and nudges toward joy in sobriety.