2023-2-4 - Step 52023-2-4 - Step 5
Love Your Life, with Randy Mermell
Randy Mermell is an international coach, speaker, and podcaster. Randy helps people live happy and purposeful lives. Drawing from his own experience from 20 years of happy marriage, raising two daughters, and his success as an entrepreneur, he has helped others get through all types of professional and personal challenges, including love, marriage, children, jobs, and finding passion in everything we do. With over 28 years of sobriety, and success in his own life overcoming low self-esteem, addictions to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, and coffee Randy draws on his real-life experience to lead meditation and recovery retreats internationally.
1:11:39•22 Jun 2023
Step 5: Randy Mermell’s Path to Peace and Sobriety
Episode Overview
- Randy Mermell shares insights and meditative approach to Step 5 of recovery
- Importance of connecting with a higher power and releasing resentments
- Practical tools and spiritual principles for sustained sobriety and personal fulfillment
- 27 years of dedicated meditation and commitment to recovery journey
- A supportive and insightful exploration of the transformative power of meditation and prayer
“I love the way the steps are laid out and the way that they go in order and the way that they help me to be the man that I'm supposed to be today. I forget sometimes, and we're supposed to be going through the fifth step right now, out of the 12 and 12. So, and of course, I didn't mark the page. So, we are, okay, I think, I think last week we started with more than most people. More than most people, I as an alcoholic live a double life. I am very much the actor. I want to enjoy a certain reputation, but inside I know I don't deserve it because inside myself talking unsatisfiable, fault-finding, opinionated mind is talking to myself about you and how, why are you the boss? This inconsistency is made worse by the things I do on my sprees or in alcoholism, sober. Coming to my senses, I'm revolted at certain episodes I vaguely remember, like telling you you can take your job and shove it because I can't listen to you anymore because I can't hold the spring down because I can't comply anymore because my inner voice is telling me you're an idiot and my outer voice is saying, yes, okay, I'll do that. And eventually I blow up. I tremble to think that everyone in the office saw me have this explosion.”
What does it mean to truly let go of past resentments and find peace in the present? In this episode of 'Love Your Life', Randy Mermell dives deep into Step 5 of the recovery process. With over 28 years of sobriety under his belt, Randy uses his personal journey to shed light on the transformative power of meditation and prayer. His reflections are raw, honest, and deeply moving, offering a genuine glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of maintaining sobriety.
Randy's commitment to daily meditation for 27 years serves as a testament to the ongoing nature of recovery and personal growth. He emphasizes the importance of connecting with a higher power, a cornerstone in his own path to finding serenity. Through heartfelt stories and practical advice, Randy creates a supportive space that inspires hope and encourages self-reflection.
Whether you're in recovery or supporting someone who is, this episode offers valuable insights into the spiritual principles that can lead to a more fulfilling life.
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