G.Dads Motivationals: Recent Episodes
Troy Pemberton
My name is Troy. I am a behavioral health assistant at a drug and alcohol rehab facility in Pa. I get the opportunity to do a motivational speech each morning for the clients and some of them, who have been through the program have requested that I make my voice and words available to the public. so that's what this is. I hope you enjoy and I hope I'm able to inspire you somehow. Be grateful Be kind Be love where there is none.
Learning to manipulate yourself in recovery the same way you manipulated everybody else and addiction.
A comparison between the preventative maintenance around your house and your auto in comparison to preventative maintenance of your recovery
A description of how important it is to understand that the pressures we feel each day are going to remain it's our peers we need to change.
A couple different topics I popcorn around but most importantly is how to leave a legacy behind
Expressing the importance of standing next to people in recovery to help them when they need support.
Telling your recovery the truth and remembering that you need to maintain forward momentum
An explanation of looking at the time you have with a monetary value and realizing that you wouldn't throw the whole day away because you lost 10 seconds
Explaining the elation scale and how it is affected by the answer no and yes and introducing the thought process of think before you speak all information must be true helpful and formative necessary and kind
A reminder that day 3 7 and 10 can be dangerous and any multiples thereof as well as how important it is to leave a wonderful legacy behind
Explaining the importance of getting ready from the inside out not just the clothes you wear or the way you come your hair
Explaining how uncontrolled water can sneak in everywhere and be cautious on cleaning out your drains
Assure that your voice is always kind you never know if it's the last words to someone might hear
A quick description of what toxic people will do in your life and the joy of living life clean
Explaining the differences in years as they pass as we get older and identifying that sometimes we need to wait before we put hard work in
Explaining the intensity and passion around growth and what it must be like to be a lobster
Examining the similarities between physical response to relapse triggers and your car..
Another round of the five monkeys story because we are in the situation where the leaders have left again..
Learning to be happy with what you already have and losing your wants creates instant wealth
Example of how words can hurt or help and learning the difference between a bad habit and a mistake
Using the example of whales dolphins and bats to describe the only reason to use screaming or complaining to find your way through a situation is because you have limited vision
Spending a few minutes talking about the way water holds a memory and how important it is to find a purpose in your life
An emotional journey through the difference between gratitude for the things you have and gratitude for what you dont
A roller coaster of emotions from joy all the way down to sadness culminating in elation an exercise in gratitude
An embellished version of the experiment done with the five monkeys to encourage the community to show leadership in their actions
Analyzing the similarities between driving on a road and a summer morning and busting through the foggy thoughts of P. A. W. S.