Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Step 3 For Non-Addicts, Part Two: Surrender
By Kristin Snowden MA, LMFT Step 3 of the 12 Steps reads as follows: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of...
Tag Archives: Spirituality
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Thursday, July 4th, 2019Step Seven as a Mantra
The most necessary element of change is awareness of the need for change. Step 7 reads: “Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings.” Usually this is done as part... -
Thursday, May 30th, 2019Spiritual Fitness
I cannot go back and make a new start, but I can start from now and make a new end. The road of spiritual fitness narrows over time. Behaviors... -
Sunday, May 26th, 2019The Value of a Daily Spiritual Practice
Everyone should meditate for twenty minutes each day. Unless you are too busy. Then you should meditate for an hour. We might chuckle when we first hear the Japanese... -
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019Spirituality: The Unexpected Gift of Recovery
First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn’t work. As one long-sober sex addict recounts: “When I came into sexual recovery, all I wanted was to... -
Monday, April 8th, 2019The “G” Word
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Some recovering sex addicts, especially those new to recovery, can get turned off by other addicts’ use of the... -
Friday, March 29th, 2019Working Step Three
Your true self is a boundless spiritual being. You are spirit in body. Step Three reads: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the... -
Tuesday, March 19th, 2019
Can an Atheist Still Recover?
There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty. One long-recovering sex addicts says, “As a devout atheist, I got hung up on Step Three. My... -
Friday, March 8th, 2019Working Step Three
Thoughts frame your portrait, action paints it. Many people new to recovery look at Step Three – making a decision to turn our will and our lives over to...