This little word says a lot about the Twelve Steps. I will list ten little steps that will help me get there. Help me set goals that I can grow toward, one step at a time. Higher Power, help me know this gentle truth: my life matters. We wonder if we’ll ever get there, but our faith tells us to go for it. Our dreams may seem very big and far away. We make progress by doing first things first. Our program teaches us that we live one day at a time.
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We are slowly learning how to trust our dreams and reach for them.
Life holds so many choices now that we are sober. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Do I truly believe I’m powerless over my disease? Higher Power, help me know You, and help me know the truth. When we choose to believe, we want to choose the best beliefs we can. We believe we can trust a Higher Power to care for us. We believe we must and can change some things in our lives. We believe we are powerless over our addiction. When we face all the facts, we can really believe. How well the program works for us depends on what we believe and how well we live it. The program doesn’t tell us much about what to believe. We have to be careful of who and what we believe. Many people tell us they have the answers. He who is swift to believe is swift to forget. I will share this list with my sponsor, my group, and my sober friends. Today I’ll list the people and places that are risky for me to be around. Higher Power, help me to stay away from slippery places. When we know our limits, we protect our recovery against the people and places that pull us from our spiritual center. This isn’t testing our sobriety it’s being reckless with it. Hanging around slippery places means we could slip back into our old ways. This means we know that hanging around our drinking or using buddies can remind us of the good old days. Today I’ll be honest with a friend about how unmanageable my life had become.Īs we work Step One, we accept that alcohol and other drugs are poison to us. When I’m faced with a choice, I’ll ask myself, What would my Higher Power choose for me? Higher Power, I give You my life to manage. We are becoming good people with spiritual values. Our program heals us through self-honesty. What a lie! Addiction ran our lives-not us. It managed how we behaved with our families.īut we pretended we managed our lives. The First Step tells us a lot about addiction. I’ll look to see what I really have control over and what I don’t.
When my power is not enough, grant me comfort in letting you lead. Higher Power, help me use the power I have in my life to be self-aware. We have power over how we live our own lives. When we’re lonely, we have the power to reach out to others. We have the power to look inward and be aware of how we are doing, then the power to influence our own attitudes and emotions. When we accept this truth, we begin to see what power we do have. We fought against a basic truth, the truth that we are powerless over much of life. We are powerless over what our Higher Power has planned for us.īefore recovery, we only believed in control. But we are powerless over many parts of life. In Step One, we accept our powerlessness over alcohol and other drugs. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol . . . We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Weaving together traditional teachings and diverse voices, it’s your daily invitation to a practice of mindfulness, therapeutic healing, and overcoming addiction. By providing a year’s worth of encouragement, reflection, and prayer, Keep It Simple becomes the sustaining daily dose of support and strength you can always count on.Ĭherished by millions for decades, this recovery classic is an expansive collection of insight and guidance. Each page serves as your cornerstone for a new life, helping you cultivate true health, personal growth, and transformation-in a way that complements the life-changing guidance of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and other programs. The recovery wisdom in each thought for the day works as an engaging reminder to show up for yourself, your program, and your overall wellness every day.Īs you go through your journey of recovery with the Steps as your guideposts, these inspirational daily meditations give your spirit a feeling of regular renewal, fellowship, and new beginnings. A dependable companion for people in all stages of recovery, Keep It Simple’s meditations bring you back to the basics of living a Twelve Step program.
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