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Hope
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Trust
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Love Persists
Master the art of self-management in a social world by staying full of God!
Welcome
The Create Your New Normal program (CYNN) was designed to help you through the transition period that occurs when you have completed an addiction recovery program and are ready to re-enter community living - without the unhealthy dependency. Whether you have been addicted to drugs or alcohol, shopping or gambling, video games or social media, people pleasing or chasing achievements, this web site provides information that will help you build new habits that lead to a peaceful, purposeful, and balanced life. If you’re looking to find your way out of the cycle of counterproductive addictive thinking and behavior, exploring this site may be the stimulation you need to turn your thoughts into realistic expectations that produce action so you can realize your hope.
The CYNN program prepares you to face and overcome the obstacles that accompany the maintenance of an addiction-free lifestyle in mainstream community living. Reading and engaging in the materials on this site will sharpen your awareness, improve your problem-solving and decision-making skills and give you the confidence to remove the barriers that are blocking your personal fulfillment and productivity in life. Learn to order your steps so you can skillfully tackle the obstacles to healthy living by consciously choosing to use the traits of self-discipline and faith to achieve your goals (see Appendix 1Q). Hope accompanied by your free-will decision to change will provide boundaries for your thoughts, emotions, and behavior so you can conform to the standard* you are aiming to reach, as defined by the creator/authority of that standard (*a person or a law).
Decide to trade unproductive routines for intentional habits that align with your goals by understanding and pushing through the uncertainty associated with the change process (Appendix 1P). The information used in this program was compiled from secular psychologists, the Holy Bible, and select authors to show you how to master the art of self-management in a social world by staying full of God. The goal of this site is to encourage readers to freely choose to maintain a Christian psycho-social balance to avoid the pitfalls of living in a culture that promotes individualism and instant gratification (Upenieks, L. (2023). Enjoy the freedom of living with a fresh perspective (built on God's truth and justice and His mercy and grace) and you'll ShinE brightly despite cultural trends (Romans 11:6, 12:12, John 14:6, Deuteronomy 32:4, Isaiah 61:8, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 Corinthians 15:58).
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“We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit”.
Will Durant
When you choose the Holy Christian Triune God to lead your direction in life, you'll show it by letting His Word impact not only your thoughts, but your behavior too. This visual display of your free-will decision to trust God is seen through your choice to use self-discipline to achieve your goals while maintaining your peace of mind (2 Timothy 2:15, Galatians 5:13, John 8:31-32, 10:10, 14:27, Isaiah 27:3). By renewing your mind with the Word of God and by trusting it to do what it says, you develop a compassionate outlook which grows and balances your character. Recognizing and appreciating God in your life is the motive that both begins and continues your journey towards developing a new normal lifestyle, in Christ. The more you learn about God, the more you see His grace at work in life, and the more you desire it. It is because of your choice to develop this trustworthy relationship with God that you are able to receive and experience His love and show that your behavior as a Christian is cognitively consistent and this is what proves God to an unbelieving world (Nehemiah 8:10, Psalm 37:3-6, John 1:12-14, 1 John 2:22, 1:10, 2:4).
Decide today to know God and let gratitude fuel your passion to lead you to focus on expressing His love to others, consistently and unashamedly, as you journey through life (Jeremiah 9:23-25, Hosea 6:6, John 17:3, 10:14). Reading and putting into action the inspired words of the Holy Christian Bible reveals that a calm, confident, and content life are the byproducts of the choice you made to elevate the Christian Triune God to the ultimate authority figure in your life.
Subject Overview
The picture below is a topical overview of the CYNN program.
God is the great physician who writes only one prescription for Humanity - Transformative Love, becoming a new creation in and through Christ Jesus. God’s medicine (the Word) heals a wounded heart and makes this transformation possible in your confident actions and sound state of mind. Adapting the Christian world view (choosing to use a Godly perspective to frame your decisions which directs your behavior to reveal Christ in you) frees you to see yourself and others in a way that breaks unhealthy addictions and anxiety. Your willingness to accept the unconditional love of God energizes you to persist through the temporary discomfort associated with the change process. When you allow the truth and love of God to penetrate your heart and mind, your decision to trust Him (A-attitude) shines through your B-behavior (Holy Spirit-D infused power) so you can break through the physical and emotional strongholds of worldly thinking and unproductive habits (C-consequences), freeing you to live a life of love, achieving Eternal Excellence (E ) both now and forever (1 Corinthians 13:13).
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Read the Introduction tab for a review of the concepts used within this website to position you to defeat destructive addictions.
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You can read the CYNN program as an eBook from the start to finish. However, if you are searching for a particular subject you want to read, simply look at the Table of Contents page.
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CHRISTIAN COGNITIVE CONSISTENCY
Using a long-term goal like Eternal Life to shape your daily actions leads and strengthens you to implement intentional decisions consistent with this goal, despite public opinion (John 17:3, 10:10, Ephesians 1:13-14, Matthew 23:1-23). Whether or not you choose to trust God to guide you through the up's and down's of this life will correlate to the strength of your resiliency and the amount of peace you experience in everyday life (Psalm 27:11, John 14:25-26, 16:33, Galatians 5:16, Ephesians 4:30, Philippians 4:6-7). Having integrity to God means that you incorporate God’s wisdom into your ABC’s and, as a result, you realize how to live in peace with God, man and yourself (Proverbs 1:1-7, 3:13, Psalm 1, Philippians 3:14).
Program Components
The components in the CYNN program provide you with reading material and worksheets that will help you plan and strategize ways to achieve the vision
of your new normal lifestyle.
