In Step Three, we may be confused about what it means to turn our will over to our Higher Power – that without our will we will be trapped with no options. We worry that we will be giving away […]
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Recovery, not Discovery
Discovery is marvelous, but recovery is the focus. We can discover many things from insightful self-help books or from a talk-show host. Yet, our experience shows that we cannot read ourselves into true change, and we cannot watch enough television […]
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Fear develops from our incessant comparisons with others. We think everyone else is better than we are, “has it more together” than we do…. The solution for this and every instance of disharmony in our lives is the same. Seek […]
Continue reading »A Benefit of Addiction
…our addictions can lead us to a deep appreciation of grace. They can bring us to our knees. ~ May, Gerald G.. Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions (p. 4). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. Have you considered […]
Continue reading »Not My Mood
…we can’t change another person’s mood. Period. And we should not even try. What we can do is change our behavior around those people. Or we can choose to stay away from them altogether so we won’t be tempted to […]
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