An Attitude of Gratitude - 12 Step Recovery
I have a post-it on my computer at work with only one word, "gratitude". The thing that sometimes bothers me is that it is there for me to see every single day and yet there are days I don't see it at all. It actually becomes invisible. I only . [... more]
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A New Year Thank You - 12 Step Recovery
Happy New Year! My latest article "An Attitude of Gratitude" reminded me that I have all of you to thank for making my 2008 a sober one. I am not sure that it was my "best" or a year I feel I accomplished a great deal but I didn't [... more]
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Denial - 12 Step Recovery
A few weeks ago a young woman who I had met and seen in a couple of different women's meetings raised her hand when the chairperson asked, "Is there anyone here who has less than 30 days sobriety?" I had remembered she had a number of months [... more]
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The Recovery Boat - 12 Step Recovery
Every now and then I look around a meeting room and wonder what happened to the woman who said that this time was different and now she really had it or the woman who just got out of rehab, or the woman who was waiting for a court date for her ... [... more]
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving - 12 Step Recovery
Each week as I sit down to write my article, I try to find a subject that I believe anyone in any type of 12 Step Recovery program would find valuable. There are times when I believe that folks in recovery do believe their 12 Steps are different ... [... more]
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Step Eleven - 12 Step Recovery
Step Eleven: "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." If we had to choose a favorite step, Step ... [... more]
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Step 1 - Managing the Chaos - 12 Step Recovery
Last week when I wrote about Step One, I only got as far as the first part where we admit we are powerless over our addiction. I never seem to give the second part of the Step its due because it took me longer to admit my life was unmanageable ... [... more]
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When Is Service Really Service? - 12 Step Recovery
For those of you who have followed my weekly articles for the past year, I think you know that I am a real cheerleader for sponsorship and service. I believe deep in my heart that most of us would never have gotten sober without the help of ... [... more]
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Step Twelve - 12 Step Recovery
When I began writing as the 12 Step Recovery Editor in March of this year, I didn't necessarily plan on writing about a Step on a monthly basis. But somehow it happened that here it is December and I am glad to share Step Twelve. Except for Steps ... [... more]
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How to Make Amends - Step 8 - 12 Step Recovery
When I entered the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous for the first time, all I knew was that there were "steps". As a matter of fact, I am not sure I even knew how many there were. At the first meeting I attended at the place I would call " [... more]
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As Easy As Clicking Your Heels - 12 Step Recovery
If you are agnostic or an atheist you may have difficulty with the concept of whom or what this power is but this should not mean that these 12 Steps are not for you. I would encourage you to continue to try understanding the steps which are ... [... more]
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The Light Side of Recovery - 12 Step Recovery
Most of us in recovery will admit that one bad day in sobriety is better then a good day enveloped in addiction. We have all heard others share (and maybe we have also) that since we have been in recovery, life is not exactly a bowl of cherries. ... [... more]
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