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Trusting Your Inner Guidance

August 2, 2022·40 min·3 clips

Dan Beckett reveals how he felt terrified and directionless before learning to trust his inner guidance in recovery.

Rev. Dan Beckett and Rev. Michelle Vargas, both ordained Unity ministers in recovery, explore how to cultivate trust in a higher power or inner guidance. They discuss the transition from self-reliance to spiritual reliance, particularly in early sobriety and major life decisions like post-graduate school. Beckett recalls feeling lost after college, consulting a career counselor without a spiritual foundation. Vargas describes her introverted nature and past avoidance of social interactions due to their perceived emotional cost. Both hosts share their previous fears of making wrong choices and the burden of feeling solely responsible for figuring everything out. They explain their current belief in a higher power that is both internal and external, often referred to as an inner guide, intuition, or higher self. A key insight is the necessity of practice, where trust is built by repeatedly turning decisions over to this power and observing positive outcomes. They emphasize that intuitive guidance was always present but was obscured by fear, anxiety, and a lack of spiritual framework. The Unity concept of the twelve powers, specifically the power of faith defined as "the assurance of things hoped for," is presented as a supportive tool. A memorable metaphor compares divine guidance to a GPS that recalculates without judgment after a wrong turn. The hosts affirm the perspective that there are no ultimate mistakes in life, only learning experiences that contribute to growth and service to others. They argue that profound personal crises often forge the strongest, most unbreakable bonds with a higher power. Regular spiritual practices like contemplative prayer, meditation, and mindfulness are recommended to strengthen this connection. The tone is conversational, personal, and instructional, blending personal anecdotes with spiritual teachings from Unity and 12-step programs. Listeners interested in blending addiction recovery with practical spirituality, especially those new to trusting intuition, will find this episode valuable. Individuals seeking a debate on theological concepts or purely clinical recovery strategies might find it less aligned with their interests.

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A recovery conversation about faith, money, and learning to trust intuition before the outcome is clear.

Trusting Your Inner Guidance treats recovery as something practiced, not just believed in. It stays close to familiar pressures around money, control, and the urge to know the result before taking the first step, then links those worries to Unity's 12 powers and the power of…

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If you keep waiting for certainty before moving, this one speaks directly to that habit.

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