Principle of Recovery: Willpower

Many people talk about willpower as a necessary component of living a lifestyle of recovery. Willpower, when living recovery, is not enough by itself, just as having uneducated people who love you is not enough to accurately give you the tools to succeed. If you don’t have a willingness or desire (humility) to change, willpower doesn’t have the power or authority to sustain your efforts. Willpower is needed for the physical items of recovery, such as getting up when you commit to, making a schedule, doing your exercise routine, going to meetings, etc.

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