Why Admitting Powerlessness Is So Important
In case you are not familiar with the steps yet, or if you haven't worked the first step yet, you might not realize how important the first step is. Step One "We admitted that we were powerless over ...
Choices, Choices!
Have you ever thought about it? We have choices in life, we just need to think about what our choices are and then it becomes easy to weigh between the two options. Choice A) A New way of Living. Choice B) Death emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. Think about it, what would you choose? Hmm. Not even a question! Of course life. So the question becomes why do addicts keep...
July 28, 2010
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Recovery is a Process not an Event
A stonecutter may strike a rock ninety nine times with no apparent effect, not even a crack on the surface. Yet with the hundreth blow, the rock splits in two. It was not the final blow that did the trick, but all that had gone before. When we work on ourselves to change who we are, we sometimes get discouraged because we can't see anything happening,...
Working Step Zero
My sponsor instructed me this morning to stop doing stepwork for the next 30 days and instead focus on Step Zero. What? What is Step Zero? Step Zero is participating in the fellowship, calling people talking to people before and after meetings, going out with people one on one. It's building up the network in order to be able to stay sober and get out of isolation which...
HALT – Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired
One of the slogans in 12 step fellowships is HALT! HALT stands for don't get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired. At first thought one might question what's the connection between any of those and acting out? However, as we stay sober and become more aware of our feelings, we realize the wisdom behind these slogans. All four of these states put us in an altered state...
Addiction is a Spiritual Deficiency
When a person is sick physically they usually go see a doctor, who takes blood work to find out what their problems are. If the person has a deficiency in certain nutrients the doctor then prescribes those nutrients that the body is lacking. If Iron is too low, they will prescribe Iron to counter the deficiency, if Vitamin A is low, they will prescribe that. Addiction...