Honesty
June 11
We learn not to use half-truths to manipulate others. We accept responsibility for our actions and our lives….
July 9
As active sex addicts, we hid who we were and what we were doing—from others, but also from ourselves….
August 23
If we engage in middle-circle behavior, we have not lost our sobriety, but it’s a signal that we need to reach out to others and use the tools we have learned in SAA to get us back on track….
August 27
Most of us know that we are ready to sponsor when another member asks us, or when our own sponsor encourages us to take on a sponsee….
September 4
Meetings are places where we can drop our emotional defenses and get honest in a way we are rarely able to experience outside of the fellowship….
September 17
As long as we can be honest, even a little bit, we can move forward in our recovery….
October 9
Our closest relationships may offer the most challenges to our honesty, compassion, and integrity, but we are often rewarded beyond our expectations….
November 4
The First Step is a matter of honesty and openness—in the shadows of aloneness we can trip and bury ourselves in shame….