Letting our defects go “lf character defects contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation.” – Basic Text, p. 35 Getting…
Finding fulfillment “We weren’t oriented toward fulfillment; we focused on the emptiness and worthlessness of it all.” – Basic Text, p. 89 There were probably hundreds of times in our…
The language of empathy “… the addict would find from the start as much identification as each needed to convince himself that he could stay clean, by the example of…
Self-discovery “The Tenth Step can help us correct our living problems and prevent their recurrence.” – Basic Text, p. 42 Our identities, how we think and feel, have been shaped…
Walking through the pain “We never have to use again, no matter how we feel. All feelings will eventually pass.” – Basic Text, p. 82 It hurts like never before.…