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This above all: To thine own self be true. —William Shakespeare— What does this saying mean: “To thine own self be true”? Hadn’t we thought only of ourselves before recovery? The answer is no. That wasn’t the real us. Each of us lost touch with our real self because of our addiction. We lost our […]
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If you want a thing done “right,” you have to do it yourself. —Anonymous— We addicts can be very picky. We think there’s only one way to do things. It’s our way, But we call it the right way. When we think like this, three things happen. First, we put down other people. Second, we […]
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One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears—by listening to them. —Dean Rusk— We hate being told what to think. We like to make up our own minds. It helps to talk things out with another person who, listens to us. Someone who care what we think.We can give this respect […]
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I have an intense desire to return to the womb—Anybody’s ! —Woody Allen— Some days the world just doesn’t seem safe. Maybe a friend died and you are hurting. Maybe you argued with a loved one. You just want somebody to take care of you. You want to feel safe and warm. Turn to the […]
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A liar needs a good memory. —Quintilian— Many of us wasted a lot of energy trying to keep track of whom we had told what. For example, we’d tell our boss one story and our family another. Then we’d work hard to make sure they never met. How wonderful to be done with that way […]
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Addiction is answering the spiritual calling inside us by going to the wrong address. —Chris Ringer— Where can we go to feel better, to feel spiritually alive? Not to alcohol or other drugs. Not to compulsive spending, gambling, or sex. Not to overeating or overworking. When we turn to these things to feel better, we’re […]
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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle than myself. —Montaigne— We know we’ve hurt people. We’ve heard our family cry out from pain we’ve caused them. Because of alcohol and other drugs, we acted like monsters. But we now live surrounded with love. We now work to make this world better. Recovery is […]
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In my view, we of this world are pupils in great school of life. —Bill W.— Our addiction has taught me much. It has taught us how far we can get from ourselves, our Higher Power, and those who love us.. Hopefully, we’ve learned we can’t go it alone. Do I allow myself to learn […]
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You will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. . . —Alcoholics Anonymous— As we work the Steps, we fix our broken life. Many things in our new life have been painful. Our addiction to alcohol or drugs made it all worse. But if things hadn’t gotten so bad we […]
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… except when to do so would injure them or others. —Second half of Step Nine— We have to be careful when we make amends. We must think about people’s well being. Can we help heal by being direct with them? Or would it hurt them again? At times, this means not making direct amends. […]