Voices of Recovery
April 19
Autonomy also means that each group has the freedom to make mistakes and learn from them at its own pace….
April 20
And it takes gentleness in the form of self-care. By completing this step we show a commitment to our recovery and to living in reality….
April 21
For too long most of us found it familiar, almost comfortable to remain in the cycle of acting out, feeling demoralized, swearing off, and then acting out again….
April 23
We found in each other what we could find nowhere else: people who knew the depth of our pain….
April 24
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God….
April 25
While physical exercise is clearly an outer-circle activity, we feel it deserves special attention because so many have found it to be a valuable support for maintaining sobriety….
April 26
We may experience abstinence from our inner-circle sexual behaviors as a gift from our Higher Power rather than as the result of our own white-knuckled efforts….
April 27
Sexuality is part of who we are, a part that became lost and distorted through our addiction. When we reclaim the possibility of healthier sexuality, we regain a vital aspect of our being….
April 28
In SAA, we learn to be accountable for our own feelings and behaviors, and to let go of unhealthy responsibility for others….