listenin was somethin i had to learn how to do when i came into the program. i always thought i was the 1 who had the most important thing to say. sure, i would hear people fer a min or 2, but i never took the time to listen. i can remember when i 1st...
The original AA steps read, "Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to OTHERS and to practice these principles in all our affairs." For those who stick with recovery long enough, there comes a time when we realize that the steps are a way of...
faith is somethin i always had, it may not have been in God, but i did have faith i could make life happen the way i seen fit. after i had gotten into the program, i learned the faith i had was very misguided. the faith i had, led me into all kinds of problems...
Here is a funny question. Did you know that sex addiction has nothing to do with actual sex? Okay, perhaps more than nothing, but less than you may think. Addiction = Attachment plus Obsession Therefore, sex addiction does not require the participation of another person. What it really means is that we are thinking about...
learnin i wasnt the most important person in da room, that all, or any of my problems werent the ones that needed everyone elses attention, was somethin i had to get through early in my recovery. ya wanna know what i learned. other people were just as important as me, sometimes even more so. i...
movin forward with the program, and havin done some real lookin at myself, i felt i had made a lot of headway. i had been practicin honesty, had felt the hope this thing we do was givin me, and had begun to use faith more readily than ever before. i began to realize, after i...
The level of our mental health can be measured in the quality of our thoughts. Please allow me to ask you some questions about your thinking. – How often are you thinking, all day, most, some, a little? – What are you thinking about the most? – Do you have a number of things that...
if i want to change my life i have to become willin to do so. my self-will is strong; i want what i want when i want it and how i want it. i had to come to a realization that i was not put on earth to get everythin i wanted, sure i can...
I have an Ego, I am not my Ego Whenever I use the word "I" that is my Ego, talking about my Ego. the real me is the witness of Ego I the witness, am peace everything that is not peaceful, is Ego the most peaceful thing is nothing everything that is not nothing, is...
My name is Jeff, I am an alcoholic, drug addict and codependent with PTSD and Bipolar Disorder in recovery. I am also a 12 step sponsor, a Recovery Consultant and Omnist Revered. In my life I have practiced and researched many things in search of the truth about what is wrong with me and how...