Raised in the church? A lot of us were. Some of us are still involved in the church of our childhood. Others have changed… congregations, denominations, even to a different faith. And those outside the rooms of recovery share these […]
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Copycat
She shares what she heard someone else say last week. She borrows her Sponsor’s concept of God. She spouts program sayings, initials, banalities, knows every truism, chimes in… repeats what she reads in the 12 & 12 to say how […]
Continue reading »A Hole in the Soul
Missing. Presumed dead. My hopes. My dreams. My potential. My sanity. Without purpose, compass, anchor, mainsail, destination. A hole in my soul. How can I fill the hole? I’ve tried alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, shopping, sex, dependency on people, exercise, […]
Continue reading »Choosing a Higher Power
She suggested that I borrow her Higher Power while I was trying to define my own. If that was not big enough, I could take all the Higher Powers from everyone at our big meeting. It reminded me of taking […]
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