In Step 5 we are instructed to admit our wrongs to God, ourselves and to another person. All three of these admissions can be a struggle for me. If I admit a wrong to God I am in essence, reaffirming the decision I made in Step 3 to turn my will and life over toContinue reading “12 Steps – Part 5”
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12 Steps – Part 4
Step 4 can be intimidating. There are several prayers associated with Step 4 but the one that I think kind of sums up the Step begins with, I have made my life a mess and I can’t undo it. It goes on to say, I will write down my wrongs, but also those things thatContinue reading “12 Steps – Part 4”
12 Steps – Part 3
This week I want to take a look at Step 3. Steps 1 through 3 are referred to as decision steps. In these Steps we admit, we believe, and then we decide. When I was about 30 I was a counselor and then the director or a treatment program. In those roles I walked menContinue reading “12 Steps – Part 3”
12 Steps – Part 2
I recently read an article about a “Recovery High School,” where students get their high school diploma while they learn to live a sober life. In this school students are required to take classes on the 12 Steps to graduate. I find this idea fascinating. I wonder if my life may have turned out differentlyContinue reading “12 Steps – Part 2”
12 Steps – Part 1
This is going to be the first in a series of blogs on the 12 steps.I have found that the 12 steps are an interesting topic. On one hand, I know many people that attribute many years of sobriety from a number of different addictions to the 12 step process.I also see that many 12Continue reading “12 Steps – Part 1”
Darkness
Recently one of my grandsons came to spend the night with me for the first time since I moved. He is five. Being a good papaw, I let him stay up later than mommy and daddy do. He fell asleep just before a line of strong thunder storms rolled through. My daughter texted me toContinue reading “Darkness”
Appreciation
If you’re sober right now I’m glad you’re standing and I am proud of you. There were days early in my recovery when I was measuring my sobriety by how many minutes I had been awake. I’m guessing some of you have experienced those days. Maybe you’re living one now. I’d like to suggest thatContinue reading “Appreciation”
Living Life
Some of you that follow my blog or know me personally know that I have experienced a few events that I fondly refer to as “moments of extreme temporary stupidity”. I first heard that phrase directed at some things I had done as I was being sentenced to two years in prison. The truth is,Continue reading “Living Life”
Five Points
Recently I was drinking coffee and talking with my friend, Ryan Speight and he was telling me about a new business he is getting off the ground called Five Points Navigation. Ryan has a military background and an exercise he participated in there involved a compass, maybe a map, and a destination. Based on that,Continue reading “Five Points”
Grace
I came across this quote from Gerald May on St. Augustine this week and man, did it pierce my soul. “God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.” As I contemplated what I fill my hands with my first thoughts were “things”, stuff, possessions.Continue reading “Grace”