Voices of Recovery
November 5
Instead, we come to accept that making mistakes is a fact of life and an essential part of recovery. Step Ten says ‘when we were wrong,’ not ‘if we were wrong.’…
November 6
It isn’t always easy to know when we’ve been wrong. We may not discover the truth about our behavior until later….
November 7
I cannot restore myself to sanity, so my recovery and my life depend on a combination of surrender, footwork, and grace. God gives me guidance in my life if I look for it….
November 8
There are some behaviors which, if not addressed, will eventually lead us back to our inner circle. We call these ‘boundary behaviors….
November 9
Through our experience of God’s care and the love and care we find in the SAA fellowship, we learn the importance of being gentle with ourselves….
November 10
With [Step One] we recognize that we have a disease, not a mere weakness or character flaw, and that we are powerless to change this fact….
November 11
As we continued working the Twelve Step program, we experienced the return of personal integrity and found a new sense of purpose in our lives….
November 12
We also list people we harmed by our neglect, by not ‘showing up’ for our lives….
November 13
Admitting our wrongs to God opens the door to change within ourselves. We have found that God will help us find the courage and honesty we need in order to work this step….
November 14
When obsessive thoughts came into my mind, I learned to say the Serenity Prayer or the first three steps over and over, like a mantra….