Step One

November 4, 2021

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….

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November 10, 2021

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….

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December 8, 2021

December 8

When we admit our powerlessness, we start letting go of control and become more open to receiving the help we so desperately need….

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December 18, 2021

December 18

For most of us, those moments of acceptance, however or whenever they occurred, were followed by periods of doubt and denial….

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December 23, 2021

December 23

In order to stay sober, I needed to make sure that, one day at a time, acting out was not an option….

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December 24, 2021

December 24

We can start to open ourselves to this idea by considering the forces that are clearly more powerful than we are, such as nature, society, or even our addiction. When we recognize that our own power is limited, we can more readily acknowledge the possibility of a Higher Power….

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May 3, 2022

The Outer Circle Jan-Feb 2020

Meetings, Steps, and Higher Power become a spiritual–and physical–solution…

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The Outer Circle Mar-Apr 2020

Better than Sex: Discovering healthier sexuality required something unexpected…

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The Outer Circle, Sep-Oct 2020

Don’t Break the Bank: Taking actions keeps your spiritual account flush–and pays dividends…

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Writing

Some recovering addicts make a daily practice of writing.  It often helps us clarify what we are thinking and feeling.  It becomes an opportunity to commune with the deeper parts of ourselves. …

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