I have the right to be treated with respect. I have the right to say no and not feel guilty. I have the right to experience and express my feelings. I have the right to take time for myself. I have the right to change my mind. I have the right to ask for what […]
Continued from Part 1 – by Richard Rohr ofm Divine Therapy Step Six: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Step Seven: Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. [1] Thomas Keating (1923–2018), one of the founders of Contemplative Outreach which promotes the practice of Centering Prayer, explained how meditation
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A Universal Addiction by Richard Rohr ofm The addiction and overdose crisis… does not so much reflect moral failings of individuals as it does reveal a sickness that has infected the country and our collective consciousness. — Timothy McMahan King [1] Living School alumnus Tim King fairly attributes the United States’ epidemic of addiction to
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12 Step 23rd Psalm The Lord is my Shepherd, In my addiction and in my life I badly need someone or something outside of myself, my higher power Christ my good Shepherd. (In my addiction and in my life I badly need someone or something outside of myself.) I shall not want. Trusting God quietens
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Reaching rockbottom in a life of addiction has been for me the entrance to real life in recovery. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. The necessary experience of grief through withdrawal has made it possible for me to
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As we use the Twelve Steps of SLAA in our recovery, many of us experience higher levels of self-esteem, and receive unexpected blessings we would not have known how to ask for.
12 step spirituality through SLAA has wonderfully enriched my concept of and trust in a higher power. It is very important to me that the 12 step programs speak of ‘a higher power of our own understanding’. There is an openness about that. It shows great respect for the range of spiritualities that exist among
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