Where Are You in Life or Recovery?
- Garbage Rules will prod you to face the self-defeating thinking that’s keeping you addicted.
- Ego will help you to understand and overcome the underlying problem of your addiction.
- Discovery Demands 5TP: The Evolution of Perspective
5 Levels of Living Life: Use to assess where your life is now and to gain insight into what you need to do and practice now to live better.
- Read to face how your thinking is trapping and defeating you.
- Read and discover the best system for mastering the life skill of perspective-taking.
5 LEVELS TO LIVING LIFE
- Is it time for a wake-up call to move your life in a healthier direction?
- Easily determine where you are in your recovery from addiction by determining the level you are currently living at.
- Use the table at the top of the page to motivate yourself to live better.
5 Levels of Living
- Struggling
- Surviving
- Striving
- Thriving
- Contributing
EXAMPLES OF THE 5 LEVELS
CONTRIBUTING
giving back, helping others, counseling, guiding, encouraging, supporting, mentoring, assisting, rescuing, praying, volunteering, teaching, coaching, confident, effortless, trusting, leading from behind, compassion, kindness, using flow.
THRIVING
self-actualization, success, achievement, easy progress, recognition, learning, improving roles, improving performance, studying success, relaxed effort, believing, faith, responsible, trusting the flow.
STRIVING
trying to stay ahead, stressed, overworking, motivated, goal-oriented, pressured, pushing, pulling, narrow focus, hard-won progress, determined, persistent, aggressive, developing capability, choosing responsibility, possibility thinking, hope.
SURVIVING
just making it, trying to stay afloat, trying to stay on budget, trying to make ends meet, spinning wheels, going nowhere fast, hurry up and wait, beating head against a wall, some responsibility, anger, worry, doubt.
STRUGGLING
trying to keep from drowning, trying to make it, falling behind, losing ground, slipping back, one step forward and two backward, always short, bad luck, missed opportunities, lack of luck, borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, desperate oppositional attitude, lack of confidence, irresponsible, blaming, whining, damning, fear.
- Read and discover the best system for mastering the life skill of perspective-taking.
5 Levels of Living You Can Choose
- Click for pages of information on the 5TP to develop your perspective-taking skills.
- Read and discover the best system for mastering the life skill of perspective-taking.
5 Levels of Living: Related Pages of Free Information
- 7 Pillars of Recovery
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): The 12 Steps of
- Cause of Addiction
- Coping Skills: Free Help
- Exercises & Techniques: List Pages
- How to Quit in 5 Steps
- More on 5TP: Pages by Topic: 5 Thinking Positions
- Recovery Issues: Free Help
- Read for the best understanding of how crazy your thinking can make you.
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- Read and discover the best system for mastering the life skill of perspective-taking.
5 Levels of Living: 6 Groups of Topics Menu
- 1. Pages by Topic
- 2. Fast-Facts by Topic
- 3. Quotations by Topic
- 4. Poems by Topic
- 5. Scripture by Topic
- 6. Websites by Topic
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- Read and discover the world’s best breathing exercise for centering and peace of mind.
- Read and discover the best system for mastering the life skill of perspective-taking.
5 Levels of Living: 9 Skills & Topics Menu
- 1. Anger Skills & Topics
- 2. Blame Skills & Topics
- 3. Communication Skills & Topics
- 4. Coping Skills & Topics
- 5. Counseling Skills & Topics
- 6. Praying Skills & Topics
- 7. Recovery Skills & Topics
- 8. Responsibility Skills & Topics
- 9. Thinking Skills & Topics
- Read and discover how CBT, REBT, & Stoicism evolved into one system: STPHFR.
- Read and discover the world’s best breathing exercise for centering and peace of mind.
- Read and discover the best system for mastering the life skill of perspective-taking.