it was through the 12 steps that ive been able to become the person i am today. i will be very honest as i write this, i never knew i could be who i am today. ive always felt “less than”. i reckon this stems from early childhood and at times i still struggle with...
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its my understandin that shortcomins are things i should be doin that i aint. they are blocks to my growth, personally, emotionally, behaviorally, and spiritually. i reckon when im filled with my self-will, i aint open to learnin new shit. hell, mannn, i aint even open to doin the right shit when all i can...
Making peace with loss is one way we learn acceptance. When we experience loss and find that we can still feel complete within ourselves, something changes. eThe feeling that we must constantly fight for our survival starts to ease. We can let someone else be right, or let something go, without losing ourselves or our...
it took a lot of self-induced punishment for me to finally break down and admit that i was powerless over alcohol, even more so, the alcoholism i had developed. i can recall bein angry all the time, frustrated over the life i was livin, and the self-pity i had, became ever loomin. i felt trapped...
Your path to recovery doesn’t stop when you complete an addiction treatment program. Recovery is an ongoing process that requires you to build a life that embraces sobriety. A major part of this is establishing a long-term support system that you can rely on throughout the course of your recovery, like an Alumni Program. https://southeastaddictio…...
a few years back a friend and i were talkin about insecurities and fears. i was relayin to em that though i may still have em, i have solutions today that i can use to overcome em as opposed to the past. they told me that since i was in recovery, and had formed a...
in the days before my recovery began identifyin fear wasnt somethin i equated with needin an ability to surrender, tolerate, or accept. i always took fears as an attack against my ego, pride, or independence. i had built unhealthy walls against fear as a form of self-preservation that i later found only hurt me more....
the direction i have found in recovery is a direction i would never have followed while doin my dirt. it meant not doin what i wanted when or how i wanted to. i thought my will, the things i wanted, could be obtained by my ingenious plans and designs. it didnt matter the cost to...
July 5 Exploring Spiritual Options "The nature of our belief will determine the manner of our prayers and meditation." Basic Text, p.43 How do we pray? For each NA member, this is a deeply personal matter. Many of us find that, over time, we develop a manner of prayer and meditation based on what we...
i cannot tell ya’ll that every minute of every day i carry with me peace of mind. even with years in recovery i still have to take the time to feel shit out, to think about whats goin on around me. yes, recovery has made many of the decisions i have to make much easier,...