We carefully work the Steps, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine. Then Ten, Eleven and Twelve… continuing the first ten. But at the end of the Steps, we’re spreading the message, increasing the fellowship and newcomers […]
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Giving Up
…it is not enough to want to be rid of the unpleasant side effects of my illness. I need to be willing to give up that which attracts me in the first place: the gratification, sedation or whatever other payoff […]
Continue reading »As Sick as Our Secrets
I dealt with my secrets, fourth and fifth step stuff, and now I’m free. But am I? How many secrets can I have, and do they stop when I’ve told them? How big is a secret? Can it be a […]
Continue reading »Courage to Grow Up
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~ E. E. Cummings Bitching is easy. Seeing what others could (should) do to make your life easier is simple. Accepting responsibility to make your own life happier […]
Continue reading »Second Life
You have two lives. The second one begins when you realize you only have one. ~ Confucius It surely feels as though when you reach the rooms of Recovery as though you’ve failed miserably, can’t even do what everybody can…just […]
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