| Description |
xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : How I came to write this book -- Part I. The theory : What are spiritual principles? : Positive spiritual principles ; Negative spiritual principles ; Spiritual principles, conscience, and noise ; Free will ; Principles before personalities -- Spiritual principles and the human heart: our drives for pleasure, power, and meaning : Instinct vs. spirit ; Choosing to attach and detach ; Three basic drives: pleasure, power, and meaning ; The interplay of meaning and power ; Combining our drives into spiritual harmony ; Power struggles vs. integrity ; Spiritual principles and the brain ; Personal value systems -- Part II. Living the principles : Spiritual growth on a continuum: 41 pairs of spiritual principles : Judgementalism -- openness ; Unfairness -- fairness ; Refusal to learn -- wisdom ; Willfulness -- willingness ; Perfectionism -- excellence ; Cynicism -- gratitude ; Chaos -- discipline ; Separateness -- unity ; Rugged individualism -- relationship ; Lies- truth ; Inequality -- equality ; Apathy -- care ; Shame -- guilt ; Cowardice -- Courage ; Unmanaged fear -- Faith ; Entitlement -- selflessness ; Deceit -- integrity ; Unkindness -- Grace ; Impatience -- patience ; Self-righteousness -- anonymity ; Disdain -- empathy ; Skepticism -- trust ; Infidelity- commitment ; Dishonor -- dignity ; Greed -- charity ; Laziness -- perseverance ; Resistance -- acceptance ; Resentment -- forgiveness ; Control -- surrender ; Arrogance -- humility ; Intolerance -- tolerance ; Despair -- hope ; Indifference -- accountability ; Hate -- love ; Self-centeredness -- service ; Disrespect -- respect ; Ignorance -- awareness ; Envy -- appreciation ; Unbridled worry -- serenity ; Injustice -- justice -- Epilogue : Embracing your moral development -- Appendices : A. Positive and negative spiritual principles -- B. Applying positive spiritual principles in your daily life -- C. Applying positive spiritual principles worksheet -- D. Using positive spiritual principles to help with anger -- E. Directing our energies toward positive spiritual principles through language. |
| Summary |
In Finding Your Moral Compass, Craig Nakken, author of the best-selling book The Addictive Personality, gives readers in recovery the model and tools needed to make life decisions in the pursuit of good. He offers 41 universally accepted principles, paired as positive and negative counterparts that guide behavior. He then inspires us with one fundamental challenge: To take responsibility for being a force for good by applying these principles to our daily lives. He encourages us to show empathy, be of service to others, and make the choice to stop being an agent of harm. |
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Conduct of life.
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Ethics.
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Spiritual life.
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Recovering addicts -- Conduct of life.
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Behavior. (DNLM)D001519
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Ethics. (DNLM)D004989
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Spirituality. (DNLM)D029181
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Substance-Related Disorders -- rehabilitation.
(DNLM)D019966Q000534
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Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst00874563
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Ethics. (OCoLC)fst00915833
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Spiritual life. (OCoLC)fst01130100
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| ISBN |
9781592858705 |
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1592858708 |
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