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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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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These are extracts from comments in a recent recovery chat (June 2023) Howdy all, I’m nearly two weeks off porn and masturbation. I have been having some fantasies in the last few days about visiting a massage parlour for sexual services. It’s never been something I’ve done but my addict mind thinks it would be
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The 12 Hopes and Promises By choosing to follow this program, you’ll unlock a new chapter within yourself. This journey comes with inherent promises, manifesting in their own time, to provide guidance and unwavering support. Draft version of the 12 Hopes and Promises (to be presented before 2026 ABC/M)
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