Mark Houston Recovery

Law of Practice: 12 Spiritual Laws for Addiction Recovery

Over the next several weeks we’ll be posting about the 12 Spiritual Laws that our residents learn to understand and practice throughout their 90 day stay at the Mark Houston Recovery Center.

Spiritual Law #9: The Law of Practice

Practice is the price of proficiency.

This law is easily seen when our residents follow a daily schedule – whether this means doing meditation or working out in the gym. As each minute, hour, and day that goes by that they continue to practice the disciplines of steps ten and eleven in the Big Book, and rebuild their physical bodies through exercise, they begin to realize that they are becoming more proficient in many different aspects of their lives.

One can see the self-esteem rise as this process continues over 90 days. It is amazing to watch a man in his first day with us and then witness that same man 90 days later as a result of the law of practice. Each time, the change is astounding. The man that enters the recovery center and the man who leaves bear almost no resemblance to one other.

That which we spend our time practicing, we become. Each of us has the ability to choose what we will become by making a conscious effort about what we will practice each and every day.

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Have you witness the Law of Practice in your own life or in the life of someone you know?

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