Voices of Recovery
September 6
Now I’m hanging out with people who know my secrets, and it’s the safest place I’ve ever been….
September 7
In making this inventory, we take special care to identify those aspects of our character that have caused harm to ourselves and others, so as to bring them forward for healing and change in later steps…
September 8
We have seen it happen time and time again that people relapse when these simple needs of living are not considered….
September 9
Every aspect of outreach…is a potential lifeline for a sex addict who may not know that recovery is available….
September 11
If we are fearful, we can gently and courageously allow ourselves to consider the possibility of surrendering our familiar defects, trusting that our Higher Power will not give us more than we can handle…
September 12
One of the most direct and profound ways we can serve other members is by sponsoring them….
September 13
They can help us see shortcomings that we have been unable to recognize on our own….
September 15
We don’t need to be experts about life, or even about addiction, in order to sponsor someone. We simply share the knowledge and experience we have gained from working the Twelve Steps and using the tools of the program, and we pass on the wisdom we’ve learned from our own sponsor and others in the fellowship…
September 16
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions ever reminding us to place principles before personalities….